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Rebecca Lindsey, Caitlyn Kennedy | April 22, 2011

As far back as August 2010, NOAA's seasonal climate models predicted that rainfall would be heavier than normal across Indonesia and Southeast Asia in early 2011. The cause? La Niña.

March 2011 Ice Extent Second Lowest on Record

April 14, 2011

Arctic sea ice extent for the month of March was the second lowest in the satellite record. Ice cover at winter maximum continues to be dominated by young, thin ice.

Winter Temperatures Influenced by North Atlantic Oscillation, La Niña

Rebecca Lindsey | April 5, 2011

Natural climate phenomena—the North Atlantic Oscillation & La Niña—can explain much of this winter's temperature patterns across North America.

Long Distance Relationships: the Arctic and North Atlantic Oscillations

Rebecca Lindsey | March 28, 2011

Large-scale shifting of the weight of the atmosphere between mid- and high latitudes creates climate patterns known as the Arctic and North Atlantic Oscillations. These patterns have a big influence on winter weather in the Eastern U.S.

Ranking This Winter's Eastern Storms

Caitlyn Kennedy | March 23, 2011

How did this year’s storms compare to the worst in recent history?

Before the Next Flood

Erica Goldman | March 10, 2011

The arrival of Hurricane Isabel in 2003 flooded the retirement home of a Chesapeake Bay couple. With sea level around the Chesapeake Bay rising faster than the global average, how are coastal residents planning for change?

Top 10 U. S. climate & weather events of 2011

March 7, 2011

For the record books: A review of the ten most significant or unusual global climate or weather events of 2011, as ranked by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in its yearly review of the Earth’s climate.

Influence of El Niño and La Niña on Southwest Rainfall

Rebecca Lindsey | February 11, 2011

Drought conditions have become more widespread and severe in the Southwest in the first part of 2011.

Dry Winter in the Southwest

Rebecca Lindsey | February 10, 2011

Most of the southwestern United States is having a very dry winter. The northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico were clipped by a few drenching storms exiting California in December, but dry conditions are more the norm.

Another Wintry Winter for the Eastern U. S.

Rebecca Lindsey | February 8, 2011

Deep snow that fell across the Great Plains and the Northeast in late January and early February is the latest installment in the second very wintry winter in a row for the eastern U.S.

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