The gush of water that poured down the Mendenhall River near Juneau on August 4-6 did "decades worth" of erosion in a single weekend.
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Over two days in early August 2023, a glacial lake broke through its ice dam and poured floodwater into the Mendenhall River near Juneau.
The chance that El Niño will continue through the winter is greater than 95%. What's behind the forecast? And what could El Niño mean for global temperatures?
Record-breaking heat waves hit the Southwest during July.
The August temperature outlook favors well above-average temperatures across the southern tier of the country. Above-average precipitation is favored across the middle of the country.
Experts are deploying numerous measures to protect, relocate, and “bank” live fragments of coral to help Florida’s Coral Reef survive a heat crisis that may last for months.
The swings between El Niño and La Niña have been bigger in recent decades than earlier ones. Our guest blogger covers new research pointing the finger at human-caused climate change.
July is the hottest month of the year. How hot might it be in the future?
Based on observations from 1991-2020, much of the United States has its hottest day of the year by the end of July. Historically speaking, where is the warmest day likely still to come?
Earth had its warmest June on record, with ocean temperatures hotter than any month in the historic record.