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Why doesn't the climate behave like we expect? The answer often lies in the internal variability of our atmosphere. Our ENSO Blogger explains exactly what that is.

Top-down, atmospheric measurement-based estimates of natural gas emissions across US cities are 2 to 10 times higher than estimates from current bottom-up emission inventories. Current policy aimed at curbing emissions at the pipeline level may not effectively mitigate future methane concerns.

The NOAA Climate Program Office’s Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) program is hosting a webinar series titled “Adapting to Climate with NOAA RISA.” The series’ four webinars will introduce the nine RISA teams funded for 2021-2026.

Want to learn more about how NOAA innovates science, assessment, and equity-centered adaptation in a changing climate? Tune into the session titled Climate Services for Decision Makers at the U.S. Center as part of the upcoming UN Conference of Parties (COP26) taking place October 31st - November 12th in Glasgow, Scotland.

NOAA and the Climate Resilience Fund have announced results of the 2021 competitive grants program supporting projects that will help communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Projects focus on four priorities: diversity, equity and inclusion; nature-based solutions to climate change; finance-ready planning; and measures of success.

NOAA scientists have installed a state-of-the-art observing network in a remote basin near Crested Butte to study how precipitation forms in complex, high-altitude terrain. Their goal: improving weather and river flow prediction in a watershed critical to the region’s water supply

A geoengineering technique called marine cloud brightening could help clouds reflect more sunlight by injecting them with salt particles, thereby cooling the planet. But a new study finds the technique has to get everything exactly right to work, and may not work at all.

In a tweet chat featuring four NOAA marine experts, learn about the National Marine Ecosystem Status website, how to use it, and why you should care about the health of marine ecosystems.

The U.S. is headed for its second La Niña winter in a row, which increases the chances for dry conditions across the country's southern tier and wet conditions for the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes.

It was the fifth-warmest September on record, and the East Asian summer monsoon was especially wet.