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How has subtropical stratocumulus and associated meteorology changed since the 1980s?

September 17, 2015

Work supported by the Climate Program Office's Climate Observation Division (authors: C. Seethala, et al. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) has been published online for early release in . ...

Somewhat. Very. Extremely. How likely is it that 2015 will be the new warmest year on record?

September 17, 2015

This week's bloggers use the historical record to generate 10,000 possible scenarios for the remainder of 2015. In 97% of them, 2015 sets a new record temperature.

2015 Arctic sea ice fourth lowest on record

Michon Scott | September 15, 2015

On September 11, 2015, Arctic sea reached its fourth-lowest minimum extent in the satellite record:1.70 million square miles (4.41 million square kilometers).

Towards predictive understanding of regional climate change

September 14, 2015

Earth's changing climate is one of the biggest challenges facing our nation. Its impacts vary regionally, impacting our society, economy, and ecosystems throughout the U. S. in different ways. ...

September 2015 El Niño Update and Q&A

Emily Becker | September 10, 2015

The chance that El Niño will continue through Northern Hemisphere winter is currently about 95%. Blogger Emily Becker answers questions about what it all means.

How has the concurrence of drought and heatwaves in the U. S. changed over time?

September 9, 2015

Extreme climate events, such as droughts and heatwaves, are one of the biggest challenges facing our society, significantly impacting human health, ecosystems, security, and our economy. Concurrent .. ...

Understanding climate: Billy Sweet and John Marra explain nuisance floods

John Marra | September 8, 2015

High-tide "nuisance flooding" has increased between 300 and 925 percent since the 1960s as a result of sea level rise. In this Q&A, Billy Sweet and John Marra explain the changes and offer projections for the remainder of the 2015-16 monitoring year.

Wait, a hurricane formed where in the Atlantic?

Tom Di Liberto | September 3, 2015

While the Atlantic hurricane season has been generally below-average, that doesn't mean it can't have a rare event.

Central Pacific hurricane party: three's company

Tom Di Liberto | September 3, 2015

An over-active hurricane season in the central/eastern Pacific Ocean went into overdrive as three major hurricanes occurred at the same time.

Built to Last: Climate Data Ensure Oil Supply Route in Gulf of Mexico

Caitlyn Kennedy, LuAnn Dahlman | August 27, 2015

For three days in 2005, flooding from Hurricane Katrina cut off the only road to Port Fourchon. Officials had to decide: did the risk of future flooding justify the cost of raising the roadway out of the Gulf's rising waters?

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