Research Progress
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Will the Globe Encounter the Warmest Winter after the Hottest Summer in 2023?In the boreal summer and autumn of 2023, the globe experienced an extremely hot period across both oceans and continents. The consecutive record-breaking mean surface temperature has caused many to speculate upon how the global temperature will evolve in th...2023-12-01
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Record-breaking global temperature and crises with strong El Niño in 2023-2024Although the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is confined to sea-air interactions in the tropical Pacific, it can impact the global climate system by releasing considerable heat into the atmosphere and changing atmospheric circulation. Compared with wea...2023-09-22 -
Researchers Study Eurasia's winter weather under a "triple-dip" La NinaIn the summer of 2022, scientists predicted that a "triple-dip" La Nina—three years in a row of La Nina conditions—is very likely to occur during the winter of 2022. During La Nina winters, Eurasia often experiences colder conditions. So a team of researc...2023-02-02
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A New Study Reveals the Drivers for the Decline of East Asian Dust Activity in the Past Two DecadesDust storms can be miles long and thousands of feet high. Some call it "disaster" because it has many environmental consequences including severe air pollution, land degradation, and damage to crop and livestock. Not many people are aware that dust entraine...2023-02-02