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Highlights from 'State of the Climate in 2023'

Jessica Blunden | August 22, 2024

International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2023.

Half a century of insight: The International Tree-Ring Data Bank's vital role in climate research

August 17, 2024

The International Tree-Ring Data Bank is a vital scientific resource containing over 6,000 tree ring chronologies used to study long-term climate patterns and environmental changes.

Wildfire smoke impacted air quality across the United States from 2018 to 2023

August 17, 2024

A new study finds wildfire smoke significantly raised fine particulate matter and ozone levels, leading to numerous days when air pollution exceeded health standards.

Unintended warming: How reduced ship emissions may accelerate climate change

August 17, 2024

New international shipping regulations have drastically cut sulfur emissions from ships. While crucial for improving air quality and public health, reducing ship tracks also reduces their cooling effects.

Anthropogenic effects on tropical cyclones near Western Europe

August 17, 2024

A new study finds the observed increase in tropical cyclone frequency near Western Europe from 1966 to 2020 is likely linked to the anthropogenic aerosol effect.

Atlantic Niña on the verge of developing. Here's why we should pay attention.

Franz Philip Tuchen (Cooperative Institute For Marine And Atmospheric Studies) | August 14, 2024

After a record-warm spring, the eastern Atlantic Ocean at the equator cooled off dramatically. What's going on, and how might it affect weather in the region this summer?

Super-marine heatwaves: A new term for a growing concern

August 13, 2024

2023 was a record-breaking year. According to the Annual 2023 Global Climate Report, 2023 was the warmest year since global atmospheric temperature records began in 1850, at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F).

Contributions of Canadian wildfire plumes to US ozone air quality

August 13, 2024

Near-fire smoke is associated with lesser production of ozone, but aged wildfire smoke can increase levels of ozone in locations thousands of kilometers from the wildfire.

NOAA research cruise supports key tropical Atlantic observing system

August 13, 2024

NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter journeyed away from Pascagoula, Mississippi for 90+ days and 12,700+ nautical miles to support of a key tropical Atlantic observing system.

How military installations prepare for extreme weather

August 13, 2024

Researchers from the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program have published a case study of how Oklahoma military installations prepare for extreme weather.

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