The December 2022 climate outlook favors a colder-than-average month across the northern US, and a warmer-than-average month across the southern US. Meanwhile, odds are tilted towards a wetter-than-average December for the West and Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.
Earth had its fourth-warmest October on record.
Drought extends across two-thirds of the Lower 48 U.S. states, and the Mississippi River is at its lowest levels in a decade.
The November 2022 climate outlook favors a warmer- and drier-than-average month for the eastern United States and a cooler- and wetter-than-average month for the Northwest.
Three experts explain why La Niña provides no relief from the excess planetary heating due to rising greenhouse gases.
This year's hole in the ozone layer was slightly smaller than last year, and well below the peak size in 2006.
U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer, drier South with ongoing La Niña
October 20, 2022
The month tied for fifth-warmest September on average for the globe. North America was record warm, while La Niña continued to chill the tropical Pacific.
Call it what you like—triple-dip, three-peat, three-bean salad—we are facing the third La Niña winter in a row.
Fifth-warmest September on record; heatwave brought record temperatures to the West.