A new analysis suggests that in the winter following a La Niña, dryness in California often deepens into drought. Consistent with that pattern, California’s current drought began in 2011-12, during the second year of a La Niña episode.
A drought in the Southeast in 2011 gave cotton growers and consumers a preview of what could become a more common scenario for the main ingredient of our most comfortable clothes.
Twin tropical cyclones in western Pacific
March 25, 2015
This pair of maps shows whether your state tends to have wet, dry, or average springs during El Niño, and how often the wet or dry pattern occurred during the last 10 El Niño years.
One of nature’s truly awe-inspiring creations, caves and the unique rock formations inside them are not only breathtaking but are also natural recorders of climate.
Southeastern Africa's topsy-turvy monsoon
February 11, 2015
For Malaysia and Thailand, monsoon plus MJO equals disaster
January 29, 2015
Devastating monsoon flooding from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia
January 23, 2015
From Hawaii to the Florida Keys, the surprising intensity of coral heat stress in 2014 has scientists wondering what to expect in 2015, when El Niño is forecasted to finally develop.
Using Climate Outlooks on the Farm
December 3, 2014