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Atmospheric Rivers: What are they and how does NOAA study them?

January 11, 2023

You may have heard of atmospheric rivers in the news lately due to the intense rainfall and flooding along the U.S. West Coast. These naturally occurring air currents can bring both severe disruption and great benefit through the heavy rain and mountain snows that contribute to regional water supply. NOAA studies atmospheric rivers to improve forecasting capabilities as well as to improve our understanding of atmospheric river impacts on communities and the physical environment.

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The G-IV is a twin-engine jet piloted by NOAA Corps officers and crewed by NOAA civilian engineers and meteorologists. Its primary mission is to fly tropical cyclone surveillance missions. (NOAA)

New hurricane research supports advances to NOAA’s 2022 forecasts

May 24, 2022

This summer during the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory AOML will once again be on the frontlines helping

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NOAA report highlights 2021 climate, weather, ocean research

March 28, 2022

The newly released 2021 NOAA Science Report includes more than 60 stories that represent a selection of NOAA’s 2021 research and development accomplishments across the

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Study previews how climate change may alter rain-making atmospheric rivers by 2100

March 24, 2022

A new NOAA modeling study suggests climate change is likely to disrupt Pacific atmospheric rivers, which are important sources of snow and rain for west coast

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NOAA names University of Oklahoma to host new institute for severe and high-impact weather research

June 15, 2021

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected the University of Oklahoma to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CISHIWRO).

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Raytheon Intelligence and Space to lead new center dedicated to advancing U.S. weather forecasting

April 26, 2021

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Government interventions rather than climate conditions primarily curb COVID-19’s spread

March 18, 2021

Government interventions, such as mask mandates and school closures, rather than meteorological factors appear to have primarily influenced COVID-19’s spread in 2020 and early 2021, according to a new report.

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How do you conquer imposter syndrome as an early-career scientist?

March 9, 2021

Xia Sun has some tips. Xia Sun is a research scientist at NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science (CIRES) at the University of

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New rating system charts a path to improved tornado forecasts

March 3, 2021

All tornadoes — whether large or small — originate from thunderstorms, but not all thunderstorms are the same. Nighttime twisters, summer tornadoes and smaller events can be tougher to forecast. New research in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society presents a method for rating the skill of tornado warnings based on environmental challenges.

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A warm pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean has almost doubled in size, changing global rainfall patterns

December 4, 2020

Due to human-caused climate change, our planet’s ocean has been heating up at a rate of 0.6 degrees C (0.11 degrees F) per decade over the past century. But this warming isn’t uniform.

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