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Cold in the eastern U.S. can be a side effect of a sudden stratospheric warming event. But how reliable is it?

Experts say it’s too soon to call the recent string of very low ice years an emerging response to climate change, but the evidence in that direction is growing.

A new study describes how Earth System Models represent ocean convection in the Labrador Sea, a crucial site for understanding climate variability. The study pinpoints biases in both oceanic and atmospheric model components affecting climate.

The capacity for moisture in the air usually increases with temperature, but humidity unexpectedly decreased in the southwest from 1970-2019, effectively drying the air during the summer forest fire season.

Scientists are gearing up for a busy season at sea with three research cruises departing in the month of February. Cruises will collect samples from the surface to the depths of the ocean and improve our understanding of ocean circulation, carbon uptake, biological conditions, and climate variability

Interactions between the ocean and atmosphere shape weather patterns and temperatures around the world. Yet the winter upper troposphere/lower stratosphere temperature/vertical interactions are not fully understood. A new study corrects climate-model biases to unravel atmospheric impacts.

Well-above normal winter warmth across the Great Lakes has some lakes nearly (if not completely) ice free, when they should be approaching their seasonal highs.

Earth had another record-warm month. It was also the second-wettest January on record.

A new study will investigate the connections between North Atlantic sea surface temperature variability and high-impact climate events in the Eastern and Central United States during summer.

The mix of landfalling tropical cyclones and ensuing blackouts exacerbates vulnerability to extreme heat. Climate change is projected to worsen both hazards.