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Expedition Directory -
Atmospheric Science/Weather |
| center for western weather and water extremes | | The Mission of CW3E is to provide 21st Century water cycle science technology and outreach to support effective policies and practices that address the impacts of extreme weather and water events on t... |
| | Duration : Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 |
| | Duration : Aug 2018 - Oct 2018 |
| kangerlussuaq, southwest greenland | | Climate change generates a complex series of stressors, including alteration in temperature, elevated atmospheric CO2, and increased frequency and intensity of droughts and extreme flow events (Woodwa... |
| | Duration : Jun 2016 - Jul 2016 |
| | Duration : Mar 2017 - Mar 2017 |
| iae 2017 | | After 14 years of leading International Antartic Expeditions, Robert & Barney Swan from 2041 will be working alongside the Quark Expedition Team to embark on a voyage March 5-15th, 2017. Learn about c... |
| | Duration : Mar 2017 - Mar 2017 |
| vegetation impacts on permafrost | | The goal of our project is to understand how terrestrial ecosystems influence permafrost temperatures. There are places in the Arctic where climate is warming but permafrost temperatures are stable, w... |
| | Duration : Jun 2016 - Jul 2015 |
| deep roots | | low the surface of arctic tundra is a matrix of soil, roots, and fungal hyphae that may play a critical role in the trajectory of future climate change. For millennia arctic plants have persisted in c... |
| | Duration : Aug 2016 - Sep 2016 |
| chukchi sea borderland | | he Arctic Ocean is one of the most remote locations on Earth and the area where the impact of climate change may be most strongly expressed. In the Chukchi Borderlands (CBL) area, water masses from th... |
| | Duration : Jun 2016 - Aug 2016 |
| operation ice bridge arctic | | IceBridge, a six-year NASA mission, is the largest airborne survey of Earth\'s polar ice ever conducted. IceBridge uses a highly specialized fleet of research aircraft and the most sophisticated scien... |
| | Duration : Apr 2016 - May 2016 |
| human impacts in antarctica | | umans have occupied the McMurdo Sound for over a hundred years. Early visitors had little impact on the region, but starting in the late 1950’s year-round, permanent buildings were established at Mc... |
| | Duration : Nov 2015 - Dec 2015 |
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News
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Antarctic Fungus Survives in Mars-like Conditions
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After living for 18 months in a Mars-like environment outside the International Space Station, some Antarctic fungi were still living and dividing when examined by researchers back on Earth.... |
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Discovery News - Top Stories
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Climate change: Ocean warming underestimated
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To date, research on the effects of climate change has underestimated the contribution of seawater expansion to sea level rise due to warming of the oceans. A team of researchers has now investigated, using satellite data, that th... |
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Global warming to blame for most heat extremes - study
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Global warming is to blame for most extreme hot days and almost a fifth of heavy downpours, according to a scientific study on Monday that gives new evidence of how rising man-made greenhouse gases are skewing the weather.
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New Window to Change Color with Weather
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eather could power the next generation of smart windows. Researchers have created glass that tints by harvesting energy from wind and precipitation. The approach offers an alternative to other smart windows powered by batteries, s... |
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Can Humans Survive Climate Change?
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Although most of us worry about other things, climate scientists have become increasingly worried about the survival of civilization. For example, Lonnie Thompson, who received the U.S. National Medal of Science in 2010, said that... |
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How the wind farms of the future could be underwater
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The United Kingdom may seem an unlikely candidate to lead a renewable energy revolution; it doesn't have much sun for solar power, it doesn't have much space for wind power and it doesn't have giant coursing rivers for hydro.
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2014 set to be world's hottest year ever
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The world is on course for the hottest year ever in 2014, the United Nations weather agency said on Wednesday, heightening the sense of urgency around climate change negotiations underway in Lima. Preliminary estimates from the Wo... |
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Buffalo Digs Out
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Warmer temperatures arrived in Western New York this week, raising flooding concerns after the Buffalo area saw up to 7 feet of snow. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday that some residents should prepare to evacuate: "Flood... |
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Lake Effect Snow Buries Buffalo, NY
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Up to 60 inches of snow fell on Buffalo, N.Y., this week, in part due to a weather event called lake effect snow. It's a highly localized snowfall, which appears when cold air masses move over warmer lake waters. Snow may exceed 5... |
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