Sentences with phrase «shifts in wind patterns»

Physically, one could expect a slight decrease in surface evaporation (a «dimming» effect) and related changes to precipitation, a warming of the tropopause and lower stratosphere (and changes in static stability), increased Eurasian «winter warming» effects (related to shifts in the wind patterns as are seen in the aftermath of volcanoes).

As Mongabay staff writer John Cannon reported, higher - than - normal water and air temperatures coupled with shifts in wind patterns led to record - low sea ice extents in both the Arctic and the Antarctic in November of 2016.

Physically, one could expect a slight decrease in surface evaporation (a «dimming» effect) and related changes to precipitation, a warming of the tropopause and lower stratosphere (and changes in static stability), increased Eurasian «winter warming» effects (related to shifts in the wind patterns as are seen in the aftermath ofvolcanoes).

We further find that years with extreme geopotential heights in the climate models exhibit a Triple R - like regional maximum in the northeastern Pacific, and are associated with shifts in wind patterns and precipitation along the West Coast that are strongly reminiscent of those which occurred during 2013 - 2014.

These changes will likely include major shifts in wind patterns, annual precipitation and seasonal temperatures variations.

It is possible that a shift in wind patterns could push this year's extent lower than that seen on Sept. 11, the NSIDC said.

Late season melt or a shift in wind patterns could still decrease the sea ice extent before the winter freeze - up begins.

Bob Tisdale says It's attributable to a shift in the wind patterns in the North Pacific.

It's attributable to a shift in the wind patterns in the North Pacific.

Not exact matches

So if you think of going in [a] warming direction of 2 degrees C compared to a cooling direction of 5 degrees C, one can say that we might be changing the Earth, you know, like 40 percent of the kind of change that went on between the Ice Age; and now are going back in time and so a 2 - degree change, which is about 4 degrees F on a global average, is going to be very significant in terms of change in the distribution of vegetation, change in the kind of climate zones in certain areas, wind patterns can change, so where rainfall happens is going to shift.

Anil Ananthaswamy, in his discussion of shifting wind patterns on a warming Earth, points out that the margins of Hadley...

The readings revealed a shift in the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO), the seesawing pattern of pressure that controls the winds around the South Pole: in recent years, it seems, the AAO has been spending more time in its positive, strong - wind phase.

Hubbell points out that while shifting winds and swirling tides do introduce an element or randomness, mollusk larva dispersal does follow seasonal patterns, which have been shown to influence community makeup in previous studies.

But ocean temperatures alone don't define an El Niño; CPC forecasters also look for the corresponding shifts in atmospheric patterns, namely a weakening of the typical east - to - west trade winds over the region.

This shifts around wind patterns there and has a domino effect through the atmosphere; over the U.S., it causes a shift in the position of the wintertime jet stream, which controls how storms move across the country.

Education reform generally, and in California especially, seems to follow a pattern of taking one step up and two steps back, as successions in leadership and shifts in the political winds lead to the dismantling of earlier reforms and the layering on of new ones.

The unusual vibrant colors and patterns in these almost abstract works are natural results produced by the camera through available light, selected camera angles, shifting wind patterns on the water and in the foliage, refracted reflections on the water surface, cropping / zooming for close ups, and fast shutter speeds.

Meteorological scientists warn that the changes in heat composition and air pressure over the Tibetan Plateau may have implications beyond Asia's river basins, as shifting dynamics of the atmospheric circulatory system over the plateau could change wind and monsoon patterns across much of the world.

There was an interesting study in Nature Geoscience last Sunday showing pretty clearly that the accelerating flow of the Jacobshavn glacier in recent years was most likely driven by an influx of warm deep seawater, and that shift was likely due to changes in pressure and wind patterns over the North Atlantic Ocean.

Wind and storm patterns shift in relatively predictable ways.

Reading the numerous references there is clear evidence of «blocking patterns,» perhaps as the jet stream shifts, or a high pressure takes up residence, feeding in winds from a certain direction which generally shape British weather.»

This decline is due to shifts in wind and rainfall patterns, resulting in changes in upwelling patterns, a well - known effect of climate change [56].

The big story here is the complete shift in the weather pattern and winds from July conditions.

«The authors write that «the El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a naturally occurring fluctuation,» whereby «on a timescale of two to seven years, the eastern equatorial Pacific climate varies between anomalously cold (La Niña) and warm (El Niño) conditions,» and that «these swings in temperature are accompanied by changes in the structure of the subsurface ocean, variability in the strength of the equatorial easterly trade winds, shifts in the position of atmospheric convection, and global teleconnection patterns associated with these changes that lead to variations in rainfall and weather patterns in many parts of the world,» which end up affecting «ecosystems, agriculture, freshwater supplies, hurricanes and other severe weather events worldwide.»»

Some meteorologists suspect unseasonal snow storms off the east coast of America in 2010 were partly caused by Arctic warming shifting wind patterns.

These glaciers are being eaten away from underneath due to warm ocean waters that have been driven toward the continent by shifting wind patterns that have in turn been linked to manmade global warming, as well as natural climate variability.

Over these many months — and especially during the second half of the 2012 - 2013 rainy season during January 2013 - May 2013 and the first half of the 2013 - 2014 rainy season during October 2013 - January 2014 — the Triple R induced persistent shifts in the large - scale wind patterns near and west of California.

The dominant ice - determining factors of the Arctic have shifted several ways, from the dominance of winds around 2000, to new patterns of cracking, to 70 % drop in volume in a quarter century, to new circulations.

The hole in the planet's ozone layer may be shifting wind patterns and cloud cover over Antarctica in a way that could be triggering slightly warmer global temperatures, a new study finds.

As phenomenon such as El Niño demonstrate, even subtle shifts in winds and surface currents can profoundly impact temperature and rainfall patterns both locally and globally.

Recent studies have shown that western boundary currents have shifted position slightly over the course decades, leading to changes in wind, temperature and precipitation patterns around the globe more commonly associated with El Niño and the other ocean oscillations.

In particular, from my reading of the (stolen) e-mails, it looked like the problem was that there are conflicting studies on exactly what is going on with storms regarding whether they were getting stronger or weaker, so rather than saying something that potentially inaccurate (that storms were getting stronger, since there were apparently some studies suggesting that they were getting less numerous as the wind patterns shifted) or verbose (describing the whole situation about what differing studies have to say about storms) they decided to simply drop mentioning what was happening to storms altogether and instead focus the bullet point on the part that they were confident about, namely that particular wind patterns were changing.

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