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Superstorm Sandy and Sea Level Rise
Rotator Image: We can’t immediately link Hurricane Sandy itself to climate change, says climate scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig, but the flooding damage we can. Partly due to global warming, sea level has...
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Decision Makers Take 5: Thuan Nguyen
Thuan Nguyen has been a program officer for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in Vietname for five years. She has a background in international and development...
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2012-13 U.S. Winter Recap: Mixed messages on drought
Rotator Image: Winter storms in February improved drought in the Southeast and Midwest, but well below average precipitation in parts of the West in recent months has worsened drought in other...
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Spring 2013: Little Relief from Drought
TranscriptNed Gardiner, Climate Visualization Manager, contractor to NOAA NOAA’s National Weather Service released its Spring Outlook on March 21st. The Outlook encompasses temperature, precipitation,...
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The Story for Spring: Drought Relief Not Likely
Rotator Image: NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released its Spring Outlook on March 21. The big story for the upcoming spring? Relief for many drought-stricken areas of the United States is not...
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(Video) To Escape Drought, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Key Drought LinksDrought.govUSDA Drought AssistanceU.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook Featured Video: To Escape Drought, Slow and Steady Wins the RaceVideo of To Escape Drought, Slow and Steady Wins the...
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May Global Temps Third Warmest on Record
Many areas of the world experienced higher-than-average monthly temperatures according to the latest statistics from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. The average global temperature for May 2013...
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State of the Climate: Extreme Events
Department: Images & VideoFeatured Image: Category: Extreme EventsTopics: Regional ClimatesMedia Type: Featured ImageRating: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No...
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The world of tropical cyclones: Eastern Hemisphere
Unlike the Western Hemisphere, where tropical storms and hurricanes mostly form north of the equator, tropical cyclones in the Eastern Hemisphere develop over very warm waters found both north and...
View ArticleAlaska having September's Climate in October
For much of Alaska, lack of snow, soaking rains, and record-warmth have made October feel more like September.Observing & PredictingExtreme EventsWarm and wet fall in AlaskaEvent TrackerNews and...
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Warming and extreme dust could advance spring thaw in Colorado basin by 6 weeks
Models project that extreme dust events combined with global warming could advance the spring thaw in the mountains of the Upper Colorado River Basin by as many as 6 weeks by 2050. The earlier...
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Climate forecast training for international meteorologists
Climate change is a global phenomenon, affecting weather events around the world. Therefore, people around the globe need climate information to anticipate potentially damaging floods, droughts, crop...
View Article2014 temperature extremes: U.S. runs hot and cold
Never in the historical record have such large areas of the country experienced such radically different temperature extremes as they have so far in 2014.Observing & PredictingExtreme Events2014...
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Thinking ahead: New York communities consider risks of extreme rainfall events
A new Community Risk and Resiliency Act recently signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo requires state agencies to consider future risks posed by climate change. While sea level rise and...
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Understanding local climate impacts for decision making
Understanding how climate impacts weather on the local level is an essential ability for any meteorologist or climatologist. That’s why the National Weather Service developed the Local Climate Analysis...
View ArticleDevastating monsoon flooding from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia
During the second half of December and the beginning of January, places from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia experienced exceptionally heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides.Natural Climate...
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Where will this week’s Northeast snowstorm fit into the historic record?
A major winter storm was still blustering its way through the U.S. Northeast this morning, with continued snow accumulations and high winds predicted for many areas. How will this event compare to the...
View ArticleSoutheastern Africa's topsy-turvy monsoon
Millions of people in southern Africa depend on monsoon rains that begin around November and last until March or April. If the monsoon is erratic, millions of people can suffer. So far in 2014-2015,...
View ArticleSoutheastern Africa’s monsoon goes from dry to deluge
Deadly flooding has replaced the dry start to the 2014-2015 southern Africa monsoon, and the wet season has several months left go.Climate ImpactsExtreme EventsDrought then floods in Southern...
View ArticleIt's supposed to be the rainy season in Brazil, so where has all the water gone?
Government officials have already announced a potential water rationing program as well as expected blackouts to conserve electricity in case rains do not pick up. If they don’t, Brazil is almost...
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