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Climate’s troublesome kids

By Stephen Ornes / January 30, 2013

During a climate event known as El Niño (shown on the left), the surface of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean warms along the equator (red). During a La Niña event (on the right), the same region cools (blue). Credit: NOAA

The recurring climate events El Niño and La Niña trigger long-lived changes to weather around the world

Posted in Weather & Climate | Tagged Benjamin Giese, buoys, Carmen Boening, climate, climate change, Columbia University, currents, drought, El Niño, ENSO, equator, feature, flooding, global warming, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, La Nina, Miriam Marlier, NASA, NOAA, satellites, Southern Oscillation, storms, Texas A&M University, topstories, trade winds, weather, wildfire

Extra! Extra! Read all about science

By Andrew Bridges / July 25, 2012

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Teachers and experts share their secrets on using the news to enrich science class

Posted in Science Education, Teaching Science | Tagged bedbugs, Bill Klemm, Bloomfield Middle School, Brendan Casey, Brittany Franckowiak, Catherine White, Duke University, East High School, Ellen Wolfinger, Esther Innis, feature, gross out, hurricanes, jigsaw teaching technique, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Loyola University Maryland, middle school, On the Origin of Species, Robert Simmons, science curriculum, Sharon Reuter, Stephen Nowicki, Takoma Park Middle School, Texas A&M University, topstories, Washington Middle School, Wilde Lake High School