News & Features

Hot, dry and windy weather helped create the conditions needed for wildfires to explode in northern and southern California in November 2018. 

Drought, warmth, and a towering ridge of high pressure make an unusual start to fall in Alaska.

The 2017-2018 water year came to a dry end in California at the end of September, a year after wet conditions alleviated drought. 

Costly and inconvenient, high-tide flooding of coastal communities is on the rise. Thanks to higher water levels from El Niño and sea level rise, the number of high-tide flood days in 2018 is projected to be 60% higher this year than would have been common around 2000. Find out what's predicted for your city in this interactive map.

New research suggests the climate change could affect how ENSO impacts temperature and wildfires. Read on to learn what that means.

In the bull's-eye of heaviest rainfall predicted for Hurricane Florence, parts of North and South Carolina may see more than 4 times their average September rainfall in a single week.

Wildfires are burning larger and more intensely than before, emitting smoke that poses a health risk to people. FIREX will provide information about what chemicals smoke emits in order to keep people healthy. 

Hot, dry conditions turned northern Europe brown during the summer of 2018.

While the western United States baked under high temperatures, the eastern United States has been getting increasingly soggy this summer.

Unusually persistent harmful algal blooms have plagued fresh and salt water environments in southern Florida during the summer 2018.