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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Trapped atmospheric waves triggered more weather extremes


Trapped atmospheric waves triggered more weather extremes
Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Aug 12, 2014 - It has been linked to a recently discovered mechanism: the trapping of giant waves in the atmosphere. A new data analysis now shows that such wave-trapping events are indeed on the rise. "The large number of recent high-impact extreme weather events has struck and puzzled us," says Dim Coumou, lead author of the study conducted by a team of scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Trapped_atmospheric_waves_triggered_more_weather_extremes_999.html

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