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Events in the stratosphere are making long-range weather in Northern Europe easier to forecast, researchers at LMU have discovered.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
The increasing impact of climate change on human mobility and immobility, coupled with misleading narratives, highlights the urgency for comprehensive research on climate-induced migration patterns.
University of Cape Town
A ski resort in Tirol, Austria tries to increase its snow coverage after a poor snow season
Annual snow cover days in all major skiing regions are projected to decrease dramatically as a result of climate change, with one in eight ski areas losing all natural snow cover this century under high emission scenarios.
Public Library of Science
New research has investigated the dampening effect irrigating land in spring can have on the intensity of summer heat waves by retaining higher soil moisture levels between seasons, known as soil moisture memory.
PhysOrg, Omicron Technology Ltd
Traditional indigenous Maori house roof under the sky
Researchers reviewed the evidence on traditional knowledge in the Pacific for coping with climate change and found much was scientifically plausible. This indicates such knowledge should play a significant role in sustaining Pacific Island communities.
Conversation Media Group, the
Indian woman holding a water recipient on her head in the desert
Winter storms that provide crucial snow and rainfall to northern India are arriving significantly later in the year compared to 70 years ago exacerbating the risk of catastrophic flooding while also reducing vital water supplies for millions of Indians.
University of Reading
In the absence of indigenous fire management, savannas have seen the kind of larger, higher-intensity fires occurring late in the dry season that likely existed before people, when lightning was the sole source of ignition.
Conversation Media Group, the
Flooding, Bentiu, South Sudan
In a new research paper, researchers set out to investigate what effect more frequent extreme Indian Ocean Dipole events would have on rainfall in east Africa.
Conversation Media Group, the

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