Frigid Polar Vortex Unlikely to Repeat This Winter
NOAA's winter climate outlook suggests this winter will not be as unusual as last one
Stories by Andrea Thompson
What's Behind Recent Flurry of Hurricane Activity?
So many storms in October is rare but not unprecedented
Antarctic Sea Ice Officially Hits New Record Maximum
The record follows a trend over the past three years of anomalously high winter ice extents, providing a stark contrast to the inexorable decline of Arctic sea ice
Tornado Season Peak Now Occurs Earlier in Spring
The peak of the season in Tornado Alley in the U.S. has shifted seven days earlier in the past six decades
2014 on Track to Be Hottest Year on Record
NOAA data suggests that 2014 is on a trend to edge out 2010 as the warmest year on record globally
Burning Trash Bad for Humans and Global Warming
Smoldering garbage turns out to be a significant source of the greenhouse gases causing climate change
How Do Dust Devils Form?
These small, rotating columns of air can result from a mini-weather system that occurs when one piece of ground heats up faster than the ground surrounding it on a hot, calm, dry day
Why Hurricanes Are So Rare in Hawaii
It's been more than two decades since the last hurricane hit the 50th state
Odds of El Niño Weather Pattern Drop, but Still Expected to Form
El Niño conditions are still trying to form in the Pacific Ocean
Record-Setting Drought Intensifies in Parched California
Roughly two-thirds of the Golden State is now in exceptional drought
California Sets Sizzling Record for 2014 So Far
The statewide average temperature for the first six months of 2014 was 1.1 degree F warmer than it has been for the past 120 years of records
CO2 Levels above 400 PPM Threshold for Third Month in a Row
Atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas, which helps drive global warming, haven’t been this high in somewhere between 800,000 and 15 million years
Weird Layer-Cake Warps Found in Greenland's Ice
Refrozen meltwater causes sinuous layers of ice to build up beneath the flat expanse of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Global Warming Plays a Role in Australia's Record Heat
The past 12 months have been the warmest in Australia's recorded history, where average temperature has warmed by 1.6-degrees F since 1910
Bigger Storm Waves of Climate Change Bust Up and Melt Sea Ice
Bigger ocean waves might be more common nowadays as climate change alters wind patterns
"Unprecedented" Flooding in Balkans Caused by Low Pressure Parked over SE Europe
In just a few days last week, some areas in Bosnia and Serbia received an amount of rain equivalent to one third of their annual total
100 Percent of California Now in Highest Stages of Drought
The state got no rain relief during the December–March wet season, according to a new national drought report
How Low Will the Arctic's Summer Sea Ice Go?
Seasonal sea ice projections for this summer could be improved by including measurements of pools of water that collect on top of sea ice as it melts
Melt of Key Antarctic Glaciers "Unstoppable"
Radar observations of glaciers along West Antarctica's Amundsen Sea suggest a runaway meltdown
El Niño Looks More Likely for Summer, and with It Drought Relief for West
The El Niño climate pattern building in the Pacific Ocean is also characterized by warmer average global temperatures and fewer hurricanes
