
What Is This Polar Vortex That Is Freezing the U.S.?
Why frigid air, normally bottled up at the North Pole, sometimes pours down as far south as Florida

What Is This Polar Vortex That Is Freezing the U.S.?
Why frigid air, normally bottled up at the North Pole, sometimes pours down as far south as Florida

Climate Change Most Affects Nations That Didn't Produce It
Developed nations that drive climate change incur relatively few of the costs whereas countries that produce few greenhouse gas emissions will be hard-hit, like nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke.

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Watch All of 2015's Weather in a Time-Lapse Video
Researchers combine satellite feeds to create a global highlight reel of hurricanes, heavy rains and deep freezes

El Niño is Here, But California Is Still in Drought
Months of rain and snow will be needed to climb out of the four-year dry spell

Did a Slow Gulf Stream Make the East Coast Blizzard Worse?
One oceanographer says changing ocean currents amped up snowfall

Ocean Warming Makes Floods Worse
Rapid ocean warming expands water, accelerating sea level rise

The Future of Epic Blizzards in a Warming World
What does global warming mean for extreme snowfall?

NASA Sees Massive Winter Storm Moving East
SnOMG! Much of the eastern U.S. anticipating a cold, snowy weekend

Fleet of Sensors Heads into the Heart of El Niño
Specially outfitted planes, a research ship and hundreds of weather balloons aim to improve forecasts for strong storms

Lingering El Niño Could Mean Fewer Tornadoes
2016 could see a quieter spring tornado season

A Visual Forecast for the End of the Century
Interactive Climate Graphic Highlights Alarming Trends in Warming U.S. Winters

Ask the Experts: Is El Niño to Blame for So Much Weird Weather?
Winter heat, pounding rains, tornadoes—a climatologist explains which extremes can be attributed to El Niño and which cannot