Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted, but are we really headed for a tipping point?
Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder •
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Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min
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Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life
Healthy seagrasses form underwater meadows teeming with fish and shellfish. A successful large-scale restoration project in Virginia could become a model for reseeding damaged seagrass beds worldwide.
Karen McGlathery, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, University of Virginia •
conversation
Oct. 20, 2020 • ~11 min
Oct. 20, 2020 • ~11 min
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense, it just ran out of storm names – and then two more storms formed
It's only happened twice since naming started in 1950, and there's an unusual twist to where many of the storms are forming this year.
Kimberly Wood, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is so intense, it just ran out of storm names
In an unusual twist, many of those storms have been forming closer to the US coast.
Kimberly Wood, Assistant Professor of Meteorology, Mississippi State University •
conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~6 min
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A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the southeast US, bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms
From June through October, it's not unusual for huge Saharan dust plumes to blow across the Atlantic. They can darken skies but also bring calmer weather and electric sunsets. Here's how they form.
Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University •
conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
June 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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