For much of the United States, the climate isn't tipping its hand as to whether May temperature and precipitation will be above, below, or near average.
An explainer about the international climate meeting known as “COP.”
Nearly 100 NOAA scientists and staff contributed to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Among this group were 35 authors, 13 chapter leaders, 20 members of NOAA’s technical support team, technical contributors and reviewers.
Of all the potential impacts of global warming, increases in extreme heat are the most certain. Yet it's the one extreme U.S. communities have paid the least attention to so far. Ladd Keith hopes to change that.
Will El Niño push the planet to a new record-high temperature in 2023? Our guest blogger explains what past years tell us.
Climate outlooks are different from weather forecasts, and it's easy to misunderstand what the maps are telling us. Let us explain.
There's a 50-60 percent chance of a much warmer than average May in parts of the Pacific Northwest, and a 50-60 percent chance of a much wetter than average May in parts of California.
With a background in climate and economics, NOAA's Chief Scientist is passionate about using knowledge from both worlds to strengthen the nation's resilience to climate variability and change.
NOAA predicts moderate to major spring flooding along the upper Mississippi River from Minneapolis to St. Louis.