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Science Policy Insider: June 3, 2021
Updates on FY22 appropriations, NSF budget, NOAA and OSTP nominees, Endless Frontier Act, and more.
- Government Relations
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Scientists develop new method to estimate exposure to indoor heat
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has developed an innovative method to estimate the health risks of older adults who spend time in hot indoor settings.
- Climate
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A neural network improves forecasts for severe storm hazards
NCAR is using artificial intelligence to run experimental forecasts for hail, tornadoes, and intense winds — storm hazards that can cause serious damage but that are notoriously difficult for weather models to accurately predict.
- Weather
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Scientists decipher mechanism for formic acid formation
An international team of researchers has determined the chemical processes behind the formation of atmospheric formic acid, which will lead to improved weather and climate models.
- Air Quality
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Paris Agreement targets could greatly reduce loss of ice sheets, glaciers
A major international study predicts that sea level rise from the melting of land ice could be halved this century if society were to limit warming to 1.5°Celsius.
- Climate,
- Supercomputing