Big things sometimes come in small packages, and our blogger explains why this winter’s expected weak La Niña might have a bigger precipitation impact than usual.
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Though many aspects of nature in the Northern Hemisphere tend to quiet down during the winter, the stratospheric polar vortex in the Arctic is just getting started.
Released in 2023, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) includes an Art × Climate gallery. This photo of a spoonbill in South Carolina by Pamela Dechellis depicts an expansion of the birds range to the north.
Heat-driven drying is playing a larger role than low precipitation in 21st-century Western droughts.
Released in 2023, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) includes an Art × Climate gallery. This digital rendering of a public art installation by Carolina Aragon visualizes projected flooding due to sea level rise.
Lack of precipitation across the Northeast sparks an unusually active fire weather risk and a record number of Red Flag Warnings issued for several states this fall.
It was the second-warmest October for the globe, and large parts of North and South America were drier than average.
Drought expanded rapidly across the country during October, with near-record warmth and dryness dominating large portions of the Lower 48.
Released in 2023, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) includes an Art × Climate gallery. This image of an oil painting by Jon Bradham captures both the beauty of Lake Mead and the water challenges facing the West.
The expected La Niña has been slow to develop. There's still a 57% chance it will emerge soon, and the atmosphere is already looking a bit like La Niña. Our blogger discusses some of the climate conditions at work in the tropical Pacific.