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‘Average’ Atlantic hurricane season to reflect more storms
Department:April 13, 2021Source:As NOAA adopts 1991–2020 as the new 30-year period of record, “average” hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean will increase. Average activity for the new period of record means 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.
Tackling the challenges of a drier, hotter, more fire-prone future
Department:April 13, 2021Source:With wildfires in the western United States burning nearly 3.56 million hectares (8.8 million acres) in 2020, or about 75% more area than expected in an average year, it’s important to know how droughts, wildfires, and heat waves interact. How do they shape each other’s likelihoods, magnitudes, and impacts?
Department:April 9, 2021A wetter-than-average March moderated drought in parts of the Central Plains, but severe to exceptional drought remained widespread in the West.
Department:April 7, 2021La Niña conditions are still present in the tropical Pacific, but they're weakening. Our blogger gives you the rundown on all things La Niña.
Despite pandemic shutdowns, carbon dioxide and methane surged in 2020
Department:April 7, 2021Levels of the two most important anthropogenic greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide and methane, continued their unrelenting rise in 2020 despite the economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus...
Recording now available: Webinar about future flooding in the Pacific Northwest
Department:April 6, 2021Source:Researchers with the Pacific Northwest Climate Impacts Research Consortium (CIRC) have projected widespread increases in flood magnitude throughout the Columbia River Basin in a warmer climate. By 2050, much of the Pacific Northwest could experience increased flood magnitudes. The webinar associated with this study, recorded March 5, 2021, is now available online.
A practitioner's guide to climate model scenarios for the Great Lakes
Department:April 6, 2021Source:On March 15, 2021, the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA), published new guidance, “A Practitioner’s Guide to Climate Model Scenarios.” The guide summarizes differences between the scenarios for the Great Lakes region to show how the choice of model scenario affects future temperature and precipitation projections.
Who is vulnerable and who is resilient to coastal flooding? Lessons from Hurricane Sandy in New York City
Department:April 6, 2021Source:Severe storms might seem like great equalizers, but coastal flooding doesn’t affect everyone the same way. A new study in Climatic Change highlights the factors that make some people in the storm’s path more vulnerable.
Department:April 2, 2021The April 2021 climate outlook tilts warmer than average for most of the country and drier than average across the southern tier of the United States.
Department:March 31, 2021A panel of hurricane experts reviewed more than 90 research studies on the observed and projected changes in tropical cyclones for an updated summary of what the science says about the human influence on these devastating storms.
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