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Old habits

Real Climate

Here are two examples, polar amplification and extreme rainfall. Polar amplification A recent report on the ice on Greenland in the Washington Post discussed the melting of land-based ice on Greenland. There are also dynamical aspects, which involve changes in winds and cloud structure, but they are rarely mentioned in news reports.

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Florida Officials Urge Residents to Ignore Science and Avoid Covid Boosters

Union of Concerned Scientists

The good news is that hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid-19 are declining. But there is some bad news, too: while most of us may not be hospitalized or die as a result of Covid-19, others will get seriously ill or die, due to their age or because they are immunocompromised. There is clearly a lot of work to be done.

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HotSpots H2O: As Floods Subside, Pakistan’s Economy Is on a Knife-Edge

Circle of Blue

World Food Program in Pakistan, told VOA News. “ Pakistan was “inches away” from civil unrest and financial collapse just months ago, when voters ousted former Prime Minister Imran Khan, the polarizing leader whose dual gripes – of corruption in Pakistan and Western political influence – propelled him to power in 2018.

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Antarctic extreme events: ‘All-time records are being shattered not from decades ago, but from the last few years and months’

Frontiers

above normal) occurred in east Antarctica in March 2022, caused by an atmospheric river of warmth stemming from Australia and penetrating across the southern ocean and through the polar vortex (a permanent stratospheric cyclonic flow of air) that normally prevents such movement. The world’s largest ever heatwave (38.5C

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Storm Elliott Knocked Out Fossil-Fuel Power. We’ve Been Here Before.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Erie County, New York—home to Buffalo—was devastated by a lake-effect storm that killed at least 46 people and left thousands without power for days. Going back a few more years, a polar vortex in January 2014 put much of the eastern half of the country into extreme cold, dropping temperatures 20 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit below average.

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‘Sea butterfly’ life cycle threatened by climate change may impact Southern Ocean ecosystem

Frontiers

rangii , a polar species, can be found as both adults and juveniles during the winter months. Unless otherwise noted, you can republish articles posted in the Frontiers news site — as long as you include a link back to the original research. retroversa , a subpolar species, appear to occur only as adults during the winter.

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Slightly lost bumblebees use scent to find their way home

Frontiers

Bumblebees have excellent vision: they have a pair of compound eyes that can distinguish UV and most colors except red, plus three additional simple eyes specialized in detecting polarized light. Unless otherwise noted, you can republish articles posted in the Frontiers news site — as long as you include a link back to the original research.

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