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Department:April 11, 2019Weak El Nino continued into April. Our blogger discusses the "here & now" and the forecast for spring and summer.
Department:March 28, 2019How did the 2018-2019 Winter outlook do? Tom Di Liberto takes you through what happened in this week's ENSO blog.
Department:March 14, 2019El Niño conditions continued into March. What do forecasters think is next?
Department:March 12, 2019Antarctica has not responded as quickly to climate change as the Arctic, but Earth’s southernmost continent is still losing ice. Ice shelf disintegration and glacier acceleration in Antarctica could raise global sea level significantly, and the effects would be keenly felt along U.S. coastlines.
Department:February 21, 2019Many 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.
Department:February 6, 2019Stubborn drought affected the U.S. Southwest and Four Corners region throughout 2018, stressing water supplies, agriculture, and natural ecosystems.
Department:January 31, 2019If the recent weather whiplash has left you wondering how U.S. winters are changing over time, NOAA climate maps tell the story.
Department:December 11, 2018From declining reindeer populations to a younger, thinner ice pack, here are four image-based stories from the 2018 Arctic Report Card.
Department:December 11, 2018September 2018 was the second-highest on record, and all five years since 2014 have been warmer than any prior records.
Department:November 29, 2018Tree rings can reveal the age of wood used to make human artifacts from famous violins to the cliff ruins of Mesa Verde, and also tell us about the climate conditions that prevailed when those trees were alive.
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