The mix of landfalling tropical cyclones and ensuing blackouts exacerbates vulnerability to extreme heat. Climate change is projected to worsen both hazards.
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There’s a saying in meteorology circles that goes, “Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.” For one NOAA climate scientist, though, there is a more colorful way to put it: “Climate…
The primary source of sulfur dioxide has historically been fossil fuel combustion and industrial activities, but wildfires are expected to occur more frequently and with longer durations due to land use changes and climate change. A new study examines how much sulfur dioxide is emitted by wildfires.
A new paper discusses the 2021 rainfall event, which produced 15-19.8 inches of rain across eastern Texas and southern Louisiana. Many locations received most of the storm total in just 6-12 hours.
Both century-long tide gauge data and more recent altimetry data reveal a rapid decadal acceleration of sea level rise over 2010-2022 along the US East and Gulf Coasts, a new study finds. The most notable rise occurred on the Southeast and Gulf Coasts.
NOAA scientists collect critical ice and atmospheric data in the Arctic, use innovative approaches to track ocean acidification, build elegant climate and ecosystem models - and so much more. That …
A team of scientists found that a strengthened change in ocean temperatures from west to east (or gradient) in the tropical Pacific during the preceding winter is the main driver of more frequent ...
Compared to models that use predicted plant growth, models that incorporate satellite measurements of plant cover improve tracking of drought duration.