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2014 State of the Climate: Temperature Extremes

Michon Scott | July 15, 2015

Cool conditions prevailed across large parts of the North America in 2014. Everywhere else, the frequency of warm days was higher than average, and the frequency of cold nights was below average.

Summer heat wave arrives in Europe

Tom Di Liberto | July 14, 2015

A stagnant weather pattern and plenty of hot air were the necessary ingredients for a record-breaking heat wave in Europe.

July 2015 El Niño update: Bruce Lee?

Emily Becker | July 9, 2015

El Niño continues to build. What happened during June? What's the forecast? And what does Bruce Lee have to do with anything?

Keep calm and stop obsessing over weekly changes in ENSO

Michelle L'Heureux | July 7, 2015

“El Niño is Strong!” “No, it’s Moderate!” “But the [insert your favorite ENSO indicator here] is the largest it’s been since the El Niño of 1997-98!”

Reflections on a really big drought

Jake Crouch | July 2, 2015

NCEI's Jake Crouch reflects on entering the field of climate monitoring during a historic drought in the Southern Plains.

New center to advance drought research, preparedness

June 25, 2015

Drought affects every state in the U. S. Its impacts cut across economies and the environment and can last for years. Since 1980 more than 20 drought events have cost the nation at least $1 billion .. ...

No, you can't blame it all on El Niño

Tom Di Liberto | June 25, 2015

...but it's still a seasonal forecaster's best friend.

Worldwide, many areas record warm in May 2015

Michon Scott | June 24, 2015

For those trying to guess the May 2015 global temperature as part of our 'Climate Challenge' game, the climate served up a new record. Nowhere was record cool, but lots of places were record warm.

In Colorado, rebuilding riverside roads to withstand future floods

Emily Greenhalgh | June 23, 2015

After an extremely heavy rain in September 2013 destroyed 500 miles of roads, Colorado is redesigning some riverside roadways to be more resilient to future floods.

Climate & Coffee

Michon Scott | June 19, 2015

Coffee lovers now consume more than 2.25 billion cups a day, but climate change may increase the cost and harm the taste of this popular beverage--not to mention threaten the livelihoods of millions of small farmers.

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