Reconciling Ocean Productivity and Fisheries Yields
Charles A. Stock, Jasmin G. John, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Rebecca G. Asch, William W. L.
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Charles A. Stock, Jasmin G. John, Ryan R. Rykaczewski, Rebecca G. Asch, William W. L.
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The annual global temperature in 2016 reached a new record high for the third year in a row. How did this happen, and how unusual is it?
As scientists work to predict how climate change may affect hurricanes, droughts, floods, blizzards and other severe weather, there’s one area that’s been overlooked: mild weather. But no more.
Climate change to shift global pattern of mild weather Read More >
2016 was the third year in a row that global average surface temperature set a new record, and the fifth time the record has been broken since the start of the twenty-first century. This animation shows the yearly history of Earth’s temperature since the modern record began in 1880.
History of Earth's surface temperature 1880-2016 Read More >
Lake effect snows like the events that buried parts of Michigan and New York in mid-December might actually become more common as the U.S. climate warms, at least for a while. This post explains the paradox.
La Niña conditions are still in place, but a transition to neutral is looming. Our blogger takes stock of the season.
January 2017 ENSO update: Happy New Year! Read More >
In 2016, daily temperatures in Alaska that were warmer than average outnumbered those that were cooler than average by a 9 to 1 ratio.
2016 shatters record for Alaska's warmest year Read More >
2016 saw 15 weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion. How does that compares to history, and which disaster type was especially disruptive during the year?
2016: A historic year for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in U.S. Read More >
For the first time, scientists have combined sea level rise projections with projections of changes in coastal storms to simulate future flooding and storm surge in New York City.
NOAA Research-funded scientists have reported a sobering finding in Science regarding our Nation’s severe weather: the tornado outbreaks with the most tornadoes are spawning more tornadoes than ev