At various locations on New Jersey's Barnegat Bay Island, Norb Psuty talks with Climate.gov about how humans' desire for permanence on barrier islands is at odds with natural processes. But preserving or restoring key dune and beach features can help communities weather some storms.
After Sandy: Changes and Choices
October 28, 2013
Maps of the thousands of storms that have passed through the Eastern Hemisphere tropical oceans in the past century or so reveal a more crowded landscape than similar maps of the Western Hemisphere. Unlike the Western Hemisphere, where storms are mostly confined to areas north of the equator, the Eastern Hemisphere sees storms in both north and south tropical waters.
Historic Rainfall and Floods in Colorado
September 17, 2013
Understanding how extreme events in 2012 were influenced—or not—by human-caused climate change
New Record Temperature in Southwest Greenland?
August 26, 2013