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How might El Niño affect wildfires in California?

S.-Y. Simon Wang | August 27, 2014

El Niño could bring increased rain to California. How might this affect the threat of wildfire?

Data Snapshots: Sea Surface Temperature on August 19, 2014

LuAnn Dahlman | August 21, 2014

More than halfway through August, the Atlantic Ocean has seen just two named storms. Despite the availability of heat energy at the sea's surface, atmospheric conditions have not been favorable for storm development.

Walter Baethgen on El Niño and Global Agriculture

August 21, 2014

IRI's Walter Baethgen gives an overview of El Niño's potential impacts on global food production.

Future Temperature and Precipitation Change in Colorado

Caitlyn Kennedy | August 19, 2014

Despite uncertainties around future precipitation change, it is clear that as temperatures rise in Colorado, the state is expected to face significant challenges to managing water resources, according to a new report.

How much do climate patterns influence predictability across the United States?

August 19, 2014

Along with ENSO, what other climate patterns might be useful for predicting temperatures and precipitation in the United States?

El Niño: Fizzle or Sizzle?

Michelle L'Heureux | August 13, 2014

Where is El Niño? How is this year different from 2012 when El Niño was predicted, but never arrived?

Science integration into U. S. climate and ocean policy

August 11, 2014

CPO's Laura Petes is the lead author of "Science integration into U. S. climate and ocean policy," which appeared in the August issue of Nature Climate Change . The pace of environmental change lends ...

Details on the August 7th ENSO Discussion: how has the forecast changed?

Emily Becker | August 6, 2014

The chance of an El Nino has dropped to about 65%. What led to this change in the forecast?

Reading between the tides: 200 years of measuring global sea level

Amy Dusto | August 4, 2014

As sea level has changed, so has the way we measure it. Here’s a look at some of the technologies climate and marine scientists have used to track Earth’s tides and global sea level over the past two centuries.

The Walker Circulation: ENSO's atmospheric buddy

Tom Di Liberto | August 1, 2014

How do changes in the equatorial Pacific Ocean impact places much farther away? The answer for the tropics, at least, lies in changes to the equator-wide atmospheric circulation called the Walker Circulation.

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