National Center for Atmospheric Research

Are Thunderstorms 'Ozone Factories'?

Posted 05.06.2012

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From Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor Thunderstorms not only clobber the Earth's surface with heavy rain and lightning, they al...

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Study Indicates A Greater Threat Of Extreme Weather

The New York Times | JUSTIN GILLIS | Posted 04.27.2012

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New research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expec...

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Study: Economy Is Not 'Weatherproof'

AP | By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 08.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The day-to-day weather may be the source of lots of small talk, but that comes at a big price. A study released by the National Center ...

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California's Global Warming Law Is Here to Stay

Dr. Reese Halter | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday November 2 the voters of California will not capitulate to big Texas Oil interest.

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Trees Absorb Pollution Much Better Than Expected

Discovery News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some common and dangerous air pollutants found in cities can be absorbed by plants at far greater rates than ever suspected. ...

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Is Americans' Climate Ignorance a Tragedy or an Opportunity?

Christopher Mims | Posted 05.25.2011

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Everyone wants to pour their climate message into the chasm of ignorance, including Glenn Beck and possibly an oil-backed group of Evangelicals, who push the notion climate change is a "false religion."

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Parting The Red Sea: The Scientific Explanation (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Hunter Stuart | Posted 05.25.2011

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Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University of Colorado have produced a computer graphic that offers a possible sci...

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Boulder's National Center For Atmospheric Research: Planes Make It Rain

9News | Anastasiya Bolton | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER - Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder figured out that planes often inadvertently affect weather when flying...

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Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Boulder's National Center For Atmospheric Research Predicts Spread To The Atlantic

Boulder Daily Camera | Laura Snider | Posted 05.25.2011

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The oil that has been gushing out of a broken well in the Gulf of Mexico for more than a month will likely reach the Atlantic Ocean and then travel up...

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Heaviest Hailstone In North America Comes to Boulder Lab

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP); North America's heaviest hailstone ever might also be its most-traveled. A 1-pound, 15-ounce hailstone that fell in Vivian, S....

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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Editor's Note: This post has been removed from the Huffington Post....

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Climate-Change Program To Aid Poor Nations Is Shut

New York Times | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research, an important hub for work on the causes and consequences of climate change, has shut down a program focu...

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