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Steve Piotrowicz, program manager at CPO's Office of Climate Observation joined the crew of the R/V Tangaroa in mid-June for a Deep Argo Development cruise. The R/V Tangaroa, operated by New ... ...

Steve Piotrowicz, program manager at CPO's Office of Climate Observation joined the crew of the R/V Tangaroa in mid-June for a Deep Argo Development cruise. The R/V Tangaroa, operated by New ... ...

One of ENSO’s most important influences is to the Indian Monsoon—the large-scale circulation pattern that brings the Indian subcontinent the vast majority of its yearly rainfall. And while La Niñas tend to increase monsoon rainfall, the monsoon’s relationship with El Niño can be a little more complicated.  

Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Hawaii's State Sustainability Coordinator, talks about the state's unique sustainability challenges and how the island chain is planning for climate change.

Last summer, climate conditions were primed to deliver an above-average—possibly very active—hurricane season in the Atlantic. And then...? The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season produced the fewest number of hurricanes since 1982. What happened?

RISA, CSI lead Adam Parris has an article appearing in Issues in Science and Technology about how Sandy was the impetus for a broad collaboration of federal, state and local leaders to develop a sea . ...

RISA, CSI lead Adam Parris has an article appearing in Issues in Science and Technology about how Sandy was the impetus for a broad collaboration of federal, state and local leaders to develop a sea . ...

The Signal and the Noise is often mentioned in reference to ENSO forecasting and not just in reference to Nate Silver’s bestselling book.  In fact, understanding what is signal and what is noise is critical to interpreting predictions from models and climate science in general.      

Ocean waves slowly eat away coastal cliffs the world over, but in parts of Alaska, these processes have accelerated due to changing climate. These photos document a cliff collapse near Drew Point in the late 2000s.

Research supported by CPO's Modeling, Analysis, Prediction, and Projections (MAPP) program was published into the May edition of Environmental Research Letters . Several lines of evidence suggest ... ...