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Multiyear tropical warm pool warming drives slowdown in Antarctic mass loss – Nature 0
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- August 21, 2026
Data Ice mass variability was quantified using GRACE and GRACE-FO gravimetry data50 spanning 2003–2024. SMB (precipitation minus meltwater runoff, sublimation, evaporation and wind erosion) outputs from RACMO2.4p1 (ref. 51) and MARv3.14 (refs. 52,53) were used to link precipitation variability to observed ice mass changes. Precipitation variability was assessed using several independent datasets, including ERA5 (ref.
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Muddy cleanup ahead as Tropical Storm Lala moves west of Hawaii 0
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- August 17, 2026
HONOLULU — HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala left behind a muddy mess Monday caused by intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii’s main islands. Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall. The storm was projected to continue moving westward and was forecast
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Lala is again a tropical storm, sending drenching rain and high winds across the Hawaiian islands 0
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- August 16, 2026
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday after its eyewall skirted Hawaii without making landfall. But it continued to punish the state with hurricane-force gusts and pounding rain, reaching a total of nearly three feet (one meter) in places and sending raging torrents down mountain slopes. A search-and-rescue mission including Civil Defense, the
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Species intraspecific variation drives tropical forest drought resistance – Nature 0
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- August 15, 2026
Aleixo, I. et al. Amazonian rainforest tree mortality driven by climate and functional traits. Nat. Clim. Change 9, 384–388 (2019). Article ADS Google Scholar Uriarte, M., Lasky, J. R., Boukili, V. K. & Chazdon, R. L. A trait-mediated, neighbourhood approach to quantify climate impacts on successional dynamics of tropical rainforests. Funct. Ecol. 30, 157–167 (2016).
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Hurricane warning is issued for the Big Island of Hawaii as Tropical Storm Lala approaches 0
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- August 14, 2026
HONOLULU — Tropical Storm Lala formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and a hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island of Hawaii, where it could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend, forecasters said. The storm is forecast to bring rain to the Hawaiian Islands starting late Friday as well as high winds
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Tropical Storm Cristobal forms in the Atlantic Ocean well away from the Azores 0
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- August 12, 2026
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Cristobal formed Wednesday in the Atlantic Ocean well west of the Azores, forecasters said. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said, and the storm was forecast to dissipate on Thursday. Cristobal was located about 880 miles (1,416 kilometers) west of the Azores
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