During early summer 2020, the western North Pacific remained in an almost quiet state, and the tropical cyclone frequency sank to the lowest level on record since 1979. A new research paper provides a possible explanation for the puzzling situation.

In December 2020, the National Integrated Drought Information System held a virtual workshop on flash droughts. The report from that workshop is now available online.

Home to 13 of the 20 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, our nation’s coasts face hurricanes, sea level rise, coastal erosion, natural resource depletion and more. A new white paper lists ways to better understand these complex, vulnerable ecosystems.

The hardbottom coral community found off of Culebra. Click on the image for a larger view and source information. . Image credit: Lisamarie Carrubba, NOAA Fisheries. Used with permission. ...

Published : . August 2021. This Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate chan ...

An aerial view of the Culebra coast. Tamarindo and Tamarindo Grande are toward the upper left of the photo. Click on the image for a larger view and source information. . Image credit: Lisamar ...

Stories of drought, extreme heat, and fires dominated the weather headlines for the West in July. The central and eastern U.S. were wet and relatively cool.

The findings of their review of more than 14,000 studies are clear: climate change is affecting nearly every part of the planet, and there is no doubt that human activities are the cause.

Much of the U.S. Southwest is near-desert. What does drought even mean in a place like that?

Tools in the U. S. Climate Resilience Toolkit identified as useful for the Water sector in the Sutheast Region. Source : . Visit data source. ...