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Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)
The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...
What Is An Atmospheric River?
The definition: An atmospheric river (AR) is a long plume of moisture that stretches from the tropics or subtropics into ...
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Huge 500,000-mile-wide hole opens in Sun
A vast 500,000-mile-wide coronal hole has opened in the Sun's atmosphere. The area measures over 62 times the diameter of ...
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Mystery Of Giant Volcanic Eruption That Has Puzzled Scientists For Almost 200 Years Has Finally Been Solved
At higher latitudes, the atmospheric circulation is more complex, as cold air from the poles mixes with the warm air from the tropics, and so is the volcano's effect on the climate. Identifying ...
Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns
(THE CONVERSATION) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S. West Coast and many other regions – are shifting toward higher ...
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How do latitude, relief, aspect and distance from sea affect weather?
As a result, temperatures are cooler. The changing tilt of the Earth has a bigger effect on places at higher latitudes: in summer, higher latitudes in the northern hemisphere have longer daylight ...