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Intense storms that sweep over the Southern Ocean enable the ocean to absorb more heat from the atmosphere. New research from ...

Right now, the world’s best weather forecast model is a General Circulation Model, or GCM, put together by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. A GCM is in part based on code that ...

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For over five decades, scientists have been striving to predict Earth's future climate. The progress has been remarkable, yet the task is daunting. As global warming accelerates, our ability to ...

Scientists in Germany have reached a major milestone in climate research by creating the most detailed digital replica of ...

Scientists are increasingly convinced that the Atlantic’s great conveyor belt of heat and salt is edging toward a critical ...

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