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Late winter 'heatwave' hits the U. S. in February

Tom Di Liberto | February 28, 2017

Extremely mild temperatures broke records across the central and eastern United States at the end of February.

Flooding concerns at Oroville Dam as water levels reach capacity

Tom Di Liberto | February 14, 2017

Heavy rains in the first part of February 2017 raised water levels in California's Oroville Reservoir past capacity, and erosion of the spillways led to evacuations for communities below the dam.

January 2017 brings the heat down under in Australia

Tom Di Liberto | February 10, 2017

January 2017 saw hot summertime temperatures dominate across eastern Australia.

Soaking rains and massive snows pile up in California in January 2017

Tom Di Liberto | January 30, 2017

Tremendous rain and snow batter California during the month of January.

Scientists link to toxic algal blooms along U. S. West Coast to warm waters in the Pacific

Tom Di Liberto | January 23, 2017

New research links warm ocean conditions in the North Pacific to the elevated levels of a natural toxin in shellfish along the U.S. West Coast.

How unusual is 2016's record-temperature three-peat, and will the hot streak continue in 2017?

Jessica Blunden | January 19, 2017

In 2016, the annual global temperature reached a record high for the third year in a row. How did this happen, and how unusual is it?

The paradox of lake effect snow: global warming could bring the Great Lakes more of it, at least for a while

Tom Di Liberto | January 11, 2017

Lake effect snows like the events that buried parts of Michigan and New York in mid-December might actually become more common as the U.S. climate warms, at least for a while. This post explains the paradox.

2016 shatters record for Alaska's warmest year

Audrey Rubel, Rick Thoman | January 10, 2017

In 2016, daily temperatures in Alaska that were warmer than average outnumbered those that were cooler than average by a 9 to 1 ratio.

2016: A historic year for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in U. S.

Adam B. Smith | January 9, 2017

2016 saw 15 weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion. How does that compares to history, and which disaster type was especially disruptive during the year?

Lake effect snow buries parts of the Great Lakes in December 2016

Tom Di Liberto | December 29, 2016

As cold air filtered into the United States over the Great Lakes, the lake effect snow machine turned on burying nearby locations.

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