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Credit: CC0 Public Domain This is a simple question with perhaps not so simple an answer. Scientists do expect rising global temperatures to influence the weather patterns known as La Niña and El Niño—but just how strong that influence will be remains unclear. Much will depend on the many other variables that play a part in our daily weather and…

The Rocky Mountains conjure up images of grey rugged peaks capped with white. But within the upper reaches of the harsh mountain landscapes, a rosier hue often blooms.Watermelon snow, also known as glacial blood, is caused by algae that turns the snow a startling shade of red.The algae blooms in summer, forming on the snowfields that linger on glaciers, frozen lakes, rugged peaks and icy valleys in the upper reaches of mountain terrain.The darker the snow, the faster it melts — and new research sheds light on the threat…

El Niño is making its return after a nearly eight-year hiatus, and forecasters say it could impact winter weather on the Prairies.The climate pattern happens when the temperature of Pacific Ocean waters along the equator off the coast of Peru rises above normal.The air above that water then warms and moves northward.In Western Canada, this intrusion of warmer air can change the overall pattern of the polar jet stream — a narrow band of fast-moving air that separates colder weather to the north from milder weather to the…

Google's DeepMind AI researchers have introduced a new weather prediction programme called GraphCast. GraphCast uses machine learning that can predict the weather for up to 10 days, in under a minute Researchers at DeepMind,…

Elise Dione Finch Henriques, a meteorologist at CBS’ New York affiliate WCBS for 16 years, has died at the age of 51, the station announced Sunday evening. The longtime, beloved local meteorologist, who went by Elise Finch professionally, died suddenly in a local hospital, according to CBS News. Finch’s cause of death has not yet been determined. In its own story announcing Finch’s death, CBS described her as “a gifted and consummate professional who took great care with her work” and “a wonderful…

CBS New York meteorologist Elise Finch died over the weekend, the TV station announced Sunday. She was 51. Finch, who worked at WCBS for 16 years, died suddenly of unknown causes at a local hospital, according to CBS News. “It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of our beloved Elise Dione Finch Henriques,” CBS wrote in its report on her death. “Elise was a gifted and consummate professional who took great care with her work. She was also a wonderful ambassador in the community, including her…