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Jet stream models help inform US offshore wind development

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By Eric Laine
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  • Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Climate Change
A new Cornell study could help inform the development of offshore wind farms by providing detailed models characterizing the frequency, intensity and height of low-level jet streams over the Atlantic coast.

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Global atlas will track human and climate impact on river systems

A new Cornell-led project will create a global record that shows how river systems around the world have changed under human influence over the last 75 years.

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Climate Change
  • Water
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Rapid evolution can ‘rescue’ species from climate change

In response to extreme drought, scarlet monkeyflower populations rapidly evolved and recovered, providing a window into climate change adaptation.

  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Evolution
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