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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.
Department:November 20, 2018What is the latest and greatest in ENSO science? This blogger travels to Guayaquil, Ecuador to find out.
Department:October 31, 2018This animated gif shows how October average temperatures in the contiguous United States are projected to change in coming decades if global carbon dioxide emissions continue along a high-emissions pathway.
Department:October 30, 2018Earth's coldest waters are warming, an indication that global warming has reached one of the most remote corners of the ocean's circulatory system.
Department:October 18, 2018Climate Prediction Center meteorologist Mike Halpert explains the outlook for temperature, precipitation, and drought in the United States for December 2018-February 2019.
Department:October 15, 2018Use a slider to compare satellite images of Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD, with maps of afternoon temperatures to see the hottest and coolest parts of the city on a late summer day.
Department:October 15, 2018Drought, warmth, and a towering ridge of high pressure make an unusual start to fall in Alaska.
Department:October 9, 2018The 2017-2018 water year came to a dry end in California at the end of September, a year after wet conditions alleviated drought.
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