New research weighs in on a popular debate about whether reduced Arctic sea ice is causing extreme mid-latitude winters. Their result? Blame the atmosphere, not the ice.
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In 2019, the area of the Arctic Ocean where the summer sea ice cover was at least 15 percent tied with 2007 and 2016 as the second-smallest on record.
The Global Climate Dashboard provides one-stop access to information, maps, and graphs of key indicators of our global climate. Interactive graphs provide a system-wide view of the state of natural patterns like El Niño and the Arctic Oscillation and those linked to human-caused climate change, such as sea level rise and greenhouse gases.
The tropical Pacific Ocean may be ENSO-neutral, but there are still plenty of climate-and-weather topics to talk about.
A collection of links to the latest NOAA updates on Hurricane Dorian.
On Friday, July 19, four heat health experts answered questions in an extreme heat tweet chat hosted by Climate.gov. We've posted a transcript of their responses.
Despite a run-in with an iceberg and the world’s worst sailing conditions, Saildrone 1020 successfully completed its 13,670-nautical-mile journey around Antarctica, and indicated that parts of the Southern Ocean emit carbon dioxide in winter.
The July 2019 heatwave exited Europe headed in an unusual direction. It headed northwest and began melting the Greenland Ice Sheet.
International, authoritative climate report states 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record.
The climate system we share is big and complex. Assessments like the State of the Climate depend on expertise from around the world and around the sciences. This year's "Meet the Author" profile features two contributors to the African section of the "Regional Climates" chapter.