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Extreme Weather

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Life Finds a Way: Eelgrass Beds Respond in Surprising Ways to Extreme Warming Events

By ⋅ March 14, 2017 ⋅ Post a comment

Article: Reynolds LK, DuBois K, Abbott JM, Williams SL, Stachowicz JJ (2016) Response of a Habitat-Forming Marine Plant to a Simulated Warming Event Is Delayed, Genotype Specific, and Varies with Phenology. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0154532. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154532 Climate change is poised to dramatically alter the make-up and functioning of Earths’ ecosystems, including those in the oceans. […]

Get ready for some “extremely” wet and warm days! (Maybe)

By ⋅ November 7, 2015 ⋅ 2 comments

Recently, a lot of research has been focused on predicting average winter temperature and rainfall in the U.S. during El Niño years, but it’s the extreme events that are the biggest risks to our society and economy. This work presents the first look at how the geographic center of an El Niño influences the likelihood of extreme climate events in the United States.

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