In a tweet chat featuring four NOAA marine experts, learn about the National Marine Ecosystem Status website, how to use it, and why you should care about the health of marine ecosystems.
A rapidly warming stratosphere and swirling polar vortexes, oh my! What is going on so far this winter? Three stratosphere experts help us sort it out.
La Niña's here through winter, but chances for ENSO to transition to neutral by spring are rising.
Breadjerknes feedback.... wait, I'm sorry, I mean *Bjerknes* feedback, and how it helps El Niño and La Niña events to grow.
New research weighs in on a popular debate about whether reduced Arctic sea ice is causing extreme mid-latitude winters. Their result? Blame the atmosphere, not the ice.
Stand aside polar vortex! The PNA may be the most important atmospheric circulation pattern you've never heard of.
Wondering how strong any potential El Niño might be this winter? Maybe you should look to the South Pacific for clues.
How this winter's temperature swings may have been partially driven by the Madden Julian Oscillation or MJO.
In this installment of our Beyond the Data blog, Carl Schreck talks about how a tropical climate pattern called the MJO left its fingerprints all over California's soaking rains and Boston's recent snowstorm.
How does La Niña and the jet stream impact winter conditions in the United States?