Environment
Hurricane Sandy Spawns Storm of Climate Research
Two years later scientists are still learning from the superstorm that struck New York and New Jersey
Stories by Andrea Thompson
Environment
U.S. Tornadoes Form in Swarms
The total number of days in the U.S. with a tornado is decreasing but the number per day is rising
Environment
Frigid Polar Vortex Unlikely to Repeat This Winter
NOAA's winter climate outlook suggests this winter will not be as unusual as last one
Environment
What's Behind Recent Flurry of Hurricane Activity?
So many storms in October is rare but not unprecedented
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
Burning Trash Bad for Humans and Global Warming
Smoldering garbage turns out to be a significant source of the greenhouse gases causing climate change
Environment
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
The Sciences
Why Hurricanes Are So Rare in Hawaii
It's been more than two decades since the last hurricane hit the 50th state
Environment
Odds of El Niño Weather Pattern Drop, but Still Expected to Form
El Niño conditions are still trying to form in the Pacific Ocean
Environment
Record-Setting Drought Intensifies in Parched California
Roughly two-thirds of the Golden State is now in exceptional drought
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
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
Environment
"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
Environment
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
Environment
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
