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Heavy rains bring Nigeria worst floods in a decade

Section: News & Features

Published: January 26, 2012

In August 2011, over seven inches of rain fell in a six-hour downpour in southwestern Nigeria. The torrential rains caused flooding and damage to infrastructure, buildings, and homes.

The Arctic Report Card: Highlights from 2011

Section: News & Features

Published: January 20, 2012

This year’s Arctic Report Card emphasizes that climate change is more prominent in the Arctic than at lower latitudes.

Explaining Why Climate Change is Amplified at the Poles

Section: News & Features

Published: January 20, 2012

Jackie Richter-Menge describes the "Arctic amplification" phenomenon: how the loss of Arctic sea ice leads to further warming.

Shrub Takeover One Sign of Arctic Change

Section: News & Features

Published: January 18, 2012

The Arctic of recent years—warmer, greener, less icy—is likely to be the new normal for the Far North. One sign of the ongoing transformation of the Arctic is the spread of shrubs across the tundra.

January 2011 unusually cold in Japan

Section: News & Features

Published: January 9, 2012

Cold weather settled over Japan and the Korean Peninsula in January 2011, and for the first time since 1986, Japan experienced below-normal January temperatures.

Torrential Rains in Central America

Section: News & Features

Published: January 9, 2012

From October 10-20, 2011, two separate storm systems dumped nearly five feet of rain across southern Central America, causing flooding and landslides in several areas.

Heavy rains, record flooding in southern China

Section: News & Features

Published: January 9, 2012

More than a week of torrential rain in mid-September 2011 caused deadly floods across Sichuan, Shannxi, and Henan provinces in China.

2011 Seasonal Precipitation Anomalies

Section: News & Features

Published: January 8, 2012

Seasonal precipitation patterns across the globe showed large differences from average in 2011, with several areas receiving heavy rains during more than one season of the La Niña-influenced year.

2011 Seasonal Temperature Anomalies

Section: News & Features

Published: January 1, 2012

A year-long La Niña contributed to dramatic variability in seasonal temperature patterns in 2011.

Greenland Ice Sheet Getting Darker

Section: News & Features

Published: December 30, 2011

In the 2011 Arctic Report Card, scientists report that the bright white surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet has grown less reflective. The darker surface absorbs more sunlight, accelerating melting.