El Niño communicates with North America by tweaking the jet stream. How does all that work?
Of all the potential impacts of global warming, increases in extreme heat are the most certain. Yet it's the one extreme U.S. communities have paid the least attention to so far. Ladd Keith hopes to change that.
Extreme heat has implications for power grid infrastructure, food production and nutrition, childhood education, worker health and safety, and crime.
Islands in the Caribbean can enjoy near-daily rainfall but have limited freshwater reserves, making them especially vulnerable to sudden, rapid drying. A new study identifies instances of widespread flash drought outbreaks.
Approximately $2 million has been allocated to support tribal drought resilience. This investment will help tribal nations address current and future drought risk while informing decision making and strengthening tribal drought resilience in a changing climate.
Arctic sea ice minimum at sixth lowest extent on record in 2023
September 25, 2023
2023 Antarctic sea ice winter maximum is lowest on record by a wide margin
September 25, 2023
The Global Drifter Program at AOML now has a publicly available server with free and open-source software. The server hosts both hourly and six-hour quality-controlled interpolated drifter datasets.
A new system has begun removing acid from seawater at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory facility in Sequim, Washington, allowing seawater to take up and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.