Details on the February ENSO Discussion: On the edge?
At the beginning of February, the atmosphere was looking a little bit like El Niño. Is this just another rolling stone?
Details on the February ENSO Discussion: On the edge? Read More >
At the beginning of February, the atmosphere was looking a little bit like El Niño. Is this just another rolling stone?
Details on the February ENSO Discussion: On the edge? Read More >
Tropical air has less ozone than polar air, even though the tropical stratosphere is where most atmospheric ozone is produced.
Tropical Climate Change Control of the Lower Stratospheric Circulation Read More >
After a nightmare flood in 1997, Fort Collins, Colorado, stepped up efforts to improve resilience in the face of extreme events–efforts that will also serve the community well if climate change leads to heavier rainstorms.
Planning for the Future in a Floodplain Read More >
Already a threat to fish, mussels, and other marine creatures, low-oxygen “dead zones” are expected to increase in both size and number as greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures continue to rise.
Climate change likely to worsen U.S. and global dead zones Read More >
ENSO blogger Tony Barnston explains why climate forecasters can't get by with just a single indicator for predicting El Niño and La Niña.
Why Are There So Many ENSO Indexes, Instead of Just One? Read More >
Devastating floods across Malaysia and Thailand in late December and mid-January bear the hallmarks of an enhanced MJO climate pattern superimposed on the seasonal monsoon.
For Malaysia and Thailand, monsoon plus MJO equals disaster Read More >
A major winter storm was still blustering its way through the U.S. Northeast this morning, with continued snow accumulations and high winds predicted for many areas. How will this event compare to the region’s most historic storms?
Where will this week’s Northeast snowstorm fit into the historic record? Read More >
Ocean scientists have designed a new aquatic robot that can go where they suspect some of the heat energy from global warming is hiding: in the abyss.
Deep Argo: Diving for Answers in the Ocean’s Abyss Read More >
During the second half of December and the beginning of January, places from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia experienced exceptionally heavy rains, flash floods, and landslides.
Devastating monsoon flooding from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia Read More >
The tropical Pacific Ocean sloshes around like water in your bathtub. These waves are as important as the vortex of water that spirals down the drain.
Oceanic Kelvin waves: The next polar vortex* Read More >