Each of the last three decades was warmer than all earlier decades in the instrumental record, and each set a new and statistically significant record, culminating in the 2000s, which was the warmest decade of all.
Measuring and Modeling Climate
Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
Predicting El Niño and La Niña Events
January 26, 2011
The Effects of Climate Change on El Niño and La Niña
January 26, 2011
State of the Climate in 2009
July 28, 2010
At the highest point atop the Greenland Ice Sheet, Matthew Shupe and his colleagues are installing a suite of climate and weather instruments. Their goal is to better understand the role of clouds in the rapid warming observed across the Arctic region.
Will ocean currents carry oil and byproducts from the Deepwater Horizon wellhead beyond the Gulf of Mexico and out into the open Atlantic Ocean? Climate data and computer models help scientists predict how and where.
After spending much of the season with super strong wind speeds, the polar vortex bowed out two weeks ago, with the core west-to-east winds sliding off the pole. However, as it winds down for the season, the polar vortex still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
After racing around the pole for the last several months, the polar vortex is ready for a break. Will this break be temporary, or is it done for the season? Read on to find out.
The troposphere, not the stratosphere, can be thanked for the cold weather this week.
The cold air outbreak forecasted for the coming weekend has a stronger hint of a polar vortex connection than the last one.