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Scientists at Rice, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research will track water’s unique fingerprints to better understand climate systems When it comes to Earth’s climate system, water is often at ...

Atmospheric dust plays a dual role in Earth's climate: it reflects some sunlight back into space while also absorbing and retaining the planet's heat like an insulating blanket. But while dust likely ...

Climate change is making rainfall harder to predict, as shifting wind patterns challenge climate models and increase ...

Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New ...

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Authors: Dr. Benjamin W. Johnson, Earth, atmosphere and climate (EAC) Dr. Jacqueline Reber, EAC Dr. Alan Wanamaker, EAC Dr.