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Extreme Events
- Department:January 15, 2021
Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.
- Department:January 8, 2021
2020 smashed the previous record for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters. NCEI's Adam Smith gives us a full accounting of the year's events.
- Department:January 4, 2021
January 2021 is favored to be wetter and warmer than average for much of the country.
- Department:December 15, 2020
November 2020 was the second-warmest November on record, which increases 2020's chance of becoming the warmest year on record to over 50%.
- Department:December 16, 2020
Desde las enfermedades relacionadas con el calor, pasando por la propagación de plagas y patógenos en nuevas zonas, hasta la acumulación de toxinas en los mariscos, es probable que el calentamiento global tenga graves repercusiones en la salud pública.
- Department:December 16, 2020
Desde incendios forestales más grandes e intensos hasta inundaciones repentinas más frecuentes, el calentamiento global ha aumentado el costo de los peligros naturales. El gasto actual en infraestructura no es suficiente para cubrir las reparaciones y mejoras.
- Department:December 3, 2020
The large, warm pool of ocean water in the Indian and west Pacific Oceans has been growing warmer and expanding in size since 1900, impacting the Madden Julian Oscillation and regional rainfall.
- Department:December 1, 2020
December 2020 and the start of the 2020-2021 winter looks warmer and drier than average for much of the country.
- Department:November 16, 2020
October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.
- Department:November 2, 2020
November 2020 is favored to be warmer than average for much of the United States and drier than average across the southern US.