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Storminess in a warming world

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Storms that form in mid-latitude storm-track regions play a critical role in Earth's climate system. Now satellite observations indicate that changes in their location and intensity may be acting as a positive feedback to global warming.

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Figure 1: Potential changes in the position and cloudiness of mid-latitude storm tracks in a warming climate.

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  1. Graeme Stephens is Director of the Center for Climate Sciences, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, M/S 183-505, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109, USA,

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