Before 2023 officially wraps up we want to highlight some of the climate related stories, maps, and graphs that we brought you over the past year.
Nearly 100 NOAA scientists and staff contributed to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Among this group were 35 authors, 13 chapter leaders, 20 members of NOAA’s technical support team, technical contributors and reviewers.
A third year of La Niña, a record-setting underwater volcanic eruption, and drought expansion. These are just a few of the highlights of the State of the Climate 2022 report.
The swings between El Niño and La Niña have been bigger in recent decades than earlier ones. Our guest blogger covers new research pointing the finger at human-caused climate change.
Global surface temperature was among the 6 warmest years on record, despite a "double-dip" La Niña event that chilled the Pacific much of the year.