The life and death of El Niño
Crack out the popcorn, sit back, and marvel over the decay of El Niño.
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Crack out the popcorn, sit back, and marvel over the decay of El Niño.
The life and death of El Niño Read More >
Scorching heat in the U.S. Southwest in mid-June 2016 broke daily records for this time of year. In many locations, temperatures ranked in the top five warmest days for any time of year.
Scorching heat bakes the Southwest in mid-June 2016 Read More >
-s Analysis of nearly three decades of air samples from Alaska’s North Slope shows little change in long-term methane emissions despite significant Arctic warming over that time period, according
As Alaska warms, methane emissions appear stable Read More >
The first results of The Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis, a research project partly funded by CPO’s Climate Monitoring Program , were recently accepted for publication in the Journal of …
First results of the Last Millennium Climate Reanalysis Project Read More >
A non-stop parade of thunderstorms pounded parts of Europe during the end of May and beginning of June.
Atmospheric ‘Groundhog Day’ behind flooding in France and Germany Read More >
The weather has been making a lot of headlines lately.
Q&A: What do Arctic ice and Atlantic hurricanes have in common? Read More >
A study partially supported by CPO’s Climate Variability and Predictability Program concluded that the abrupt deep convection of the 2008 winter in the Labrador Sea is associated with unusual …
New insights into the role of atmospheric conditions in Labrador Sea deep convection Read More >
In order to better understand the factors governing observed climate variability and change, it is critical to better understand the mechanisms contributing to natural climate variability, particul
For much of the country, summer temperatures are somewhat sensitive to late-spring precipitation. It turns out that summer afternoons are way, way more sensitive than summer nights.
Like day and night: How summer afternoons 'listen' to spring rains, and nights don't Read More >
Human activities emit 60 or more times the amount of carbon dioxide released by volcanoes each year.
Which emits more carbon dioxide: volcanoes or human activities? Read More >