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Department:October 5, 2017Drought emerged quickly in the Northern Plains this past summer. How does that fit with the bigger picture of what we know about drought and climate?
Department:September 28, 2017The forecast of ENSO is not the only thing scientists use when making seasonal forecasts. This post looks at another predictor that often is even better to use than ENSO.
Department:September 21, 2017Although the winter maximum ice extent in March 2017 was the smallest on record, the summer minimum didn't follow suit. This summer's minimum ice extent was the eighth smallest on record, continuing the long-term trend of sea ice loss, but not setting a new record.
Department:September 14, 2017Unusual weather conditions in 2017—including a blizzard caused by the remnants of 2016's Hurricane Nicole and a short surface melt season—are behind preliminary estimates of a small gain in ice mass on the Greenland Ice Sheet this year.
Department:September 7, 2017It’s been a tough few weeks weather and climate wise. Big events generate lots of questions, so this edition of Beyond the Data will address several I’ve heard recently, and several I asked myself.
Department:September 6, 2017Malaria is among the world's deadliest diseases. Rising temperatures in Ethiopia are expanding malaria risk zones.
Department:September 5, 2017¿Qué tan buenos somos para detectar la influencia del calentamiento global en huracanes, incendios y otros eventos extremos? Estas preguntas y respuestas de nuestros archivos lo explican.
Department:August 31, 2017Normally, it's the dry years that are the hot ones in the United States. This year isn't playing by the rules.
Department:August 10, 2017See the highlights from the 2016 issue of the planet's most comprehensive annual physical.
Department:August 10, 2017From greenhouse gases to tropical cyclones, and from the South Pole to the Sahara, the 37th issue of the annual State of the Climate report catalogs the climate in 2016.
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