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Warm oceans pose risk of global coral bleaching event in 2015

March 3, 2015

After a surprisingly rough summer for coral reefs in 2014, NOAA scientists are warning that warm ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans could set the stage for a global outbreak of coral bleaching—the loss of corals’ food-producing algae—in 2015.

Despite Antarctic Gains, Global Sea Ice Is Shrinking

February 27, 2015

NASA ice expert Claire Parkinson does the math on global sea ice and confirms that small gains around Antarctica do not cancel out large losses in the Arctic.

Seasonal Verification Part 3: Verify with a Vengeance...This time it's probabilistic.

February 27, 2015

How do we verify forecasts that use probabilities? Read on to find out.

Winter can’t quite quit New England, won’t give the West a second glance

February 24, 2015

A stalled atmospheric set-up has made Boston and surrounding areas in the Northeast the most popular truck stop for storms travelling the atmospheric highway known as the jet stream. And stop they have, like a caravan of tractor-trailers idling in a rest stop parking lot.

Picture Climate: What Can We Learn From Caves?

February 20, 2015

One of nature’s truly awe-inspiring creations, caves and the unique rock formations inside them are not only breathtaking but are also natural recorders of climate.

Science in space: New satellite could bring climate DSCOVRies

February 17, 2015

In addition to its primary mission of observing space weather, the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite is carrying two instruments that are important to climate science: the NISTAR radiometer and the EPIC camera.

Warm oceans pose risk of global coral bleaching event in 2015
March 3, 2015
After a surprisingly rough summer for coral reefs in 2014, NOAA scientists are warning that warm ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans could set the stage for a global outbreak of coral bleaching—the loss of corals’ food-producing algae—in 2015.

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Despite Antarctic Gains, Global Sea Ice Is Shrinking
February 27, 2015
NASA ice expert Claire Parkinson does the math on global sea ice and confirms that small gains around Antarctica do not cancel out large losses in the Arctic.

Read more
Seasonal Verification Part 3: Verify with a Vengeance...This time it's probabilistic.
February 27, 2015
How do we verify forecasts that use probabilities? Read on to find out.

Read more
Winter can’t quite quit New England, won’t give the West a second glance
February 24, 2015
A stalled atmospheric set-up has made Boston and surrounding areas in the Northeast the most popular truck stop for storms travelling the atmospheric highway known as the jet stream. And stop they have, like a caravan of tractor-trailers idling in a rest stop parking lot.

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Sea level spiked for two years from New York to Newfoundland
February 24, 2015
Source:
Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
This web story was written and provided by Mari N. Jensen of the University of Arizona with contributions from NOAA. The University of Arizona story may be read online. Sea levels from New York...