For those of you dreaming of a white Christmas, NOAA has a map showing the historic probability of your dream coming true.
It was the sixth-warmest August on record for the globe. It's very likely that the year will wind up among the 10 warmest years on record.
August was warmer than average, capping off a summer that tied for warmest on record.
Stories of drought, extreme heat, and fires dominated the weather headlines for the West in July. The central and eastern U.S. were wet and relatively cool.
The findings of their review of more than 14,000 studies are clear: climate change is affecting nearly every part of the planet, and there is no doubt that human activities are the cause.
Global average surface temperature in July—the hottest month of the year on average—set a new record in 2021. It's virtually certain that the year will go on to become one of the ten warmest years in the historical record.
International report confirms 2020 was among three warmest years on record.
June precipitation was average across the country, a balancing out of dryness in the West and wetness in the Lower Mississippi, Eastern Seaboard, and Great Lakes.
Marine scientist Flo La Valle's life has taken her from the Philippines, to Rome, to Hawaii. A love for coastal ecosystems and the communities they support has stayed with her.
From algae growth and sea ice to tsunamis, moored ocean buoys are vital to understanding and predicting the ocean.