Key Findings According to GFDL ESM4.1, burned area and fire carbon emissions have increased since the 1950s in Alaska, especially in July, resulting in more frequent extreme events as in 2019. The…
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The results of a new high-resolution climate model indicate that global warming made the 2018 Cape Town “Day Zero” drought five to six times more likely than it would have been in the 19th century. Models project that, without significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, such extreme droughts in the Cape Town region will become more frequent, occurring every few years or almost every year by the end of the 21st century.
Key Findings Global warming made the 2018 Cape Town “Day Zero” drought five-to-six times more likely than it would have been in the 19th century, based on results from a new high…
Even in years with record-breaking fire seasons, overall fire occurrence remains below historical levels, but fire severity has increased, contributing to greater forest loss and heightened risk.
Called El Niño’s little brother, Atlantic Niño is the Atlantic equivalent of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). New research finds that Atlantic Niño can be induced by the Indian Ocean Dipole, independent of ENSO activity.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the rate of global warming has slowed despite rising greenhouse gas levels and increasing net radiation at the top of the atmosphere. A paper resulting from …
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the rate of global warming has slowed despite rising greenhouse gas levels and increasing net radiation at the top of the atmosphere. A paper resulting from …
OAR’s Craig Mclean signed an Implementing Arrangement with Dr. Andi Sakya, Director-General of Indonesia’s Badan, Meteorologi, Klimatologi, Don Geofisika (BMKG) Weather-Climate Service on Sunday, ...
The South Atlantic Ocean is the only ocean basin that transports heat towards the equator instead of the poles . It transfers vast amounts of Pacific and Indian Ocean waters to the North Atlantic. New research shows the South Atlantic Ocean has warmed from its surface to the deep ocean, upper ocean salinity has increased, and intermediate, deep water masses are freshening.
New research finds that diffusion of sunlight from particles in Earth’s stratosphere could indirectly make marine clouds thousands of feet below more reflective.