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Time to blame climate change for extreme weather?
Originally Published by New Scientist - Environment
– Climate researchers are starting to put figures on how much climate change is to blame for weather events, opening the door to claims for compensation
Rain contributes to cycling patterns of clouds: Researchers demonstrate how honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organization
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
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August 17th, 2010
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NOAA still expects active Atlantic hurricane season; La Niña develops
Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News
Giant rubbish islands threaten China dams
Originally Published by Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Giant hailstone breaks US record
Originally Published by BBC News - Science & Environment
Posted on
August 6th, 2010
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Severe Storms Strike U.S. East Coast
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
Posted on
July 27th, 2010
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Tropical Storm Bonnie
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
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July 26th, 2010
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Heavy Rain in China
Originally Published by NASA Earth Observatory
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July 15th, 2010
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Orbital Sunrise
The Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station photographed this image of polar mesospheric clouds illuminated by an orbital sunrise. Polar mesospheric, or noctilucent ("night shining"), clouds usually are seen at twilight, following the setting of the sun below the horizon and darkening of Earth's surface. Occasionally the station's orbital track becomes nearly parallel to Earth's day/night terminator for a time, allowing the clouds to be visible to the crew at times other than the usual twilight because of the station's altitude. This photograph shows polar mesospheric clouds illuminated by the rising, rather than setting, sun at center right. Low clouds on the horizon appear yellow and orange, while higher clouds and aerosols are illuminated a brilliant white. Polar mesospheric clouds appear as light blue ribbons extending across the top of the image. The station was located over the Greek island of Kos in the Aegean Sea (near the southwestern coastline of Turkey) when the image was taken at approximately midnight local time. The orbital complex was tracking northeastward, nearly parallel to the terminator, making it possible to observe an apparent "sunrise" located almost due north. A similar unusual alignment of the ISS orbit track, terminator position and seasonal position of Earth's orbit around the sun allowed for this striking imagery of over the Southern Hemisphere. Image Credit: NASA
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