Skip to main content
  • Home
  • News & Features
  • Maps & Data
  • Teaching Climate
  • About
  • Contact
  • FAQs
  • Site Map
  • What's New?
  • El Niño & La Niña

Climate news, stories, images, & video (ClimateWatch Magazine)

  • News
  • How the Climate System Works
  • Climate Change & Global Warming
  • Natural Climate Patterns
  • Climate Impacts
  • Observing & Predicting
  • Policy & Planning
  • Extreme Events

Featured Articles

1
2
3
4
5
6

Wild weather on the West Coast in February 2019

February 22, 2019

A wavy jet stream connected three extreme events across the eastern Pacific Ocean and the West Coast.

Read more

Hot and dry, warm and wet: Summer 2018 extremes in the U.S. Climate Reference Network

February 21, 2019

Many networks across the U.S. collect air temperature and precipitation observations we use to characterize these events. But only NCEI's U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) was designed with lab-calibrated sensors--in triplicate--to ensure a high-quality, continuous record of U.S. climate. 

Read more
Ogallala water level change map

National Climate Assessment: Great Plains’ Ogallala Aquifer drying out

February 19, 2019

The Ogallala Aquifer has supported agricultural needs in multiple states for decades, but the aquifer is being drained faster than it is being replenished.

Read more
cold air outbreak of late january 2019

Bitterly cold extremes on a warming planet: Putting the Midwest’s late January record cold in perspective

February 13, 2019

NCEI's Anthony Arguez uses a new dataset for tracking hot and cold extremes to provide a preliminary analysis of the Arctic blast that hit the Midwest and other parts of the eastern United States in late January 2019.

Read more
Energy expenditure map

National Climate Assessment map shows uneven impact of future global warming on U.S. energy spending

February 11, 2019

If the world continues to follow a path with high greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. energy expenditures are projected to increase across much of the Lower 48. 

Read more
Map of U.S. showing change in temperature since 1895

Warming winters across the United States

January 31, 2019

If the recent weather whiplash has left you wondering how U.S. winters are changing over time, NOAA climate maps tell the story. 

Read more
See all Recent Posts
  • Wild weather on the West Coast in February 2019

    February 22, 2019

    A wavy jet stream connected three extreme events across the eastern Pacific Ocean and the West Coast.

    Read more
  • Hot and dry, warm and wet: Summer 2018 extremes in the U.S. Climate Reference Network

    February 21, 2019

    Many networks across the U.S. collect air temperature and precipitation observations we use to characterize these events. But only NCEI's U.S. Climate Reference Network (USCRN) was designed with lab-calibrated sensors--in triplicate--to ensure a high-quality, continuous record of U.S. climate. 

    Read more
  • Ogallala water level change map

    National Climate Assessment: Great Plains’ Ogallala Aquifer drying out

    February 19, 2019

    The Ogallala Aquifer has supported agricultural needs in multiple states for decades, but the aquifer is being drained faster than it is being replenished.

    Read more
  • February 2019 ENSO Update: El Niño conditions are here

    February 14, 2019

    NOAA has issued an El Niño Advisory, reflecting the presence of El Niño conditions in the tropical Pacific.

    Read more
  • cold air outbreak of late january 2019

    Bitterly cold extremes on a warming planet: Putting the Midwest’s late January record cold in perspective

    February 13, 2019

    NCEI's Anthony Arguez uses a new dataset for tracking hot and cold extremes to provide a preliminary analysis of the Arctic blast that hit the Midwest and other parts of the eastern United States in late January 2019.

    Read more
See all Recent Posts

Department

Subscribe to News & Features Updates via RSS

Featured Image

  1. National Climate Assessment: Great Plains’ Ogallala Aquifer drying out Ogallala water level change map

Most Popular

  • Climate Change: Global Temperature
  • What's the difference between global warming and climate change?
  • Why did Earth’s surface temperature stop rising in the past decade?
  • 2015-16 Winter Outlook
  • What's the hottest Earth's ever been?
  • Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
  • Are you dreaming of a white Christmas?
  • Climate Change: Global Sea Level
  • Which emits more carbon dioxide: volcanoes or human activities?
  • Global Warming Frequently Asked Questions

climate.gov

  • Home
  • News & Features
  • Maps & Data
  • Teaching Climate
  • About
  • Contact
  • FAQs
  • Site Map
  • What's New?

Follow Climate.gov

Follow us on twitter
Follow us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram

Subscription link to sign up for Climate.gov's weekly update newsletter

2014 Webby Award winning website

Webby Award Webby Award

Click each award to learn more

  • Information Quality
  • NOAA Freedom of Information Act
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • USA.gov
  • ready.gov