A new study accounting for the simultaneous effects of fires, water stress, and plant competition suggests that up to 40 percent of Amazon forests may begin to convert to savanna before mid-century under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.
China has overtaken the U.S. as the largest annual emitter, but all countries have to reduce their emissions if we want to stop further global warming. Every fraction of a degree of warming we avoid lowers the risks to people and other life on Earth.
Out of the 29 Northern Hemisphere summers that led up to a winter El Niño, how many were hot versus cold? Wet versus dry? These maps are a global climate scorecard for the influence of El Niño on June-August climate.
How will the current El Niño impact coastal flooding over the next year? Guest blogger William Sweet and his colleagues discuss how the combination of long-term sea level rise and El Niño have increased the risk of high-tide flooding along both U.S. coastlines.
Scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to an above-normal level of activity.
A new study captures a snapshot of two decades of global interior ocean measurements, and the study demonstrates that the ocean’s role as a carbon sink and its ability to store anthropogenic carbon may be weakening.
A new article explains how to use climate data and projections to plan for climate change. The publication applies to any location, with examples specific to Nevada.
Cape Town, South Africa, was one of the world’s first major cities to nearly run out of water, in 2018. A new study examines how changes in the Agulhas Current may affect future South African rainfall.
July 2023 was the warmest July on record. Ocean surface temperatures were record warm for the fourth month in a row.