Moisture changes the rules of atmospheric traffic jams (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Moisture changes the rules of atmospheric traffic jams

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New research from Purdue University reveals how moisture influences atmospheric blocking, a phenomenon that often drives heat waves, droughts, cold outbreaks and floods, helping solve a mystery in climate science and improving future extreme weather predictions. Back row (from left): Lei Wang and Zhaoyu Liu. Front row (from left): Ken Yan, Ka Ying Ho, Valentina Castañeda and Dean Calhoun. (Photo provided by Lei Wang)

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