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Extreme climate event in North Atlantic may have kicked off Sargassum explosion a decade ago

Rebecca Lindsey | April 27, 2023

Westerly winds over the North Atlantic were farther south than average in winter 2009-10, blowing steadily over the Sargasso Sea.

Massive bloom of seaweed in tropical Atlantic raises the risk for Caribbean, Gulf, and Florida beach impacts in coming months

Rebecca Lindsey | April 20, 2023

Beneficial out in the open ocean, the seaweed has been coming shore in much larger than normal amounts over the past decade.

Disrupted polar vortex brings sudden stratospheric warming in February 2023

Tom Di Liberto | February 16, 2023

More stratospheric warming expected as polar vortex gets knocked off kilter. It's too soon to tell if and where any impacts will be felt at the surface.

Atmospheric rivers take a chunk out of California drought

Tom Di Liberto | January 25, 2023

Fueled by tropical moisture, a series of events flooded parts of the West with rain and snow in January 2023.

2022 U. S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in historical context

Adam B. Smith | January 10, 2023

The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, tying for third place for the most disasters in a calendar year.

Can we expect Atlantic hurricanes to change over the coming century due to global warming?

Chris Landsea, Tom Knutson | June 6, 2022

Most models project that further warming will decrease the total number of Atlantic hurricanes, but increase the number of very strong storms.

Can we detect a change in Atlantic hurricanes today due to human-caused climate change?

Chris Landsea, Tom Knutson | May 11, 2022

Two NOAA hurricane experts explain why it’s still so hard to say whether global warming to date has affected the number or intensity of Atlantic hurricanes.

Today's seasonal climate models can predict ocean heat waves months in advance

Rebecca Lindsey | April 20, 2022

Forecasts provide an opportunity for us to reduce other stress on ocean life and prepare communities for economic impacts.

2021 U. S. climate recap: fourth-warmest year on record, 20 billion-dollar disasters

Rebecca Lindsey | January 11, 2022

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information recaps the 2021 climate for the United States.

Wet, then dry extremes contributed to devastating Marshall Fire in Colorado

Michon Scott | January 7, 2022

The Marshall Fire near Boulder, Colorado, raced with astonishing speed across thousands of acres. Some of the seeds of the destruction were sown last spring.

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