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Department:October 9, 2019Much of the southeastern United States went from little drought to widespread severe drought in a matter of a few weeks thanks to little rain and hot and sunny days.
Department:September 6, 2019A collection of links to the latest NOAA updates on Hurricane Dorian.
Department:October 17, 2019If you missed our August 29 tweet chat, here's the transcript. Read what the fire and smoke experts had to say about the FIREX-AQ field campaign and its mission to study what's in the smoke from wildfires and agricultural burning.
Department:August 14, 2019The July 2019 heatwave exited Europe aimed in an unusual direction. It headed northwest and began melting the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Department:July 24, 2019With specially designed sensors mounted on their own cars, volunteers in each city will drive pre-planned routes, recording heat and humidity as they go. Scientists will stitch their results into a detailed map showing the hottest parts of each city.
Department:July 22, 2019From extreme heat to infectious diseases, the impacts of human-caused global warming are a threat to human lives. According to the latest National Climate Assessment, thousands of lives could be saved in the U.S. by reducing greenhouse gases and improving resilience to climate change.
Department:August 28, 2019On Friday, July 19, four heat health experts answered questions in an extreme heat tweet chat hosted by Climate.gov. We've posted a transcript of their responses.
Department:July 16, 2019Extreme heat in Alaska in early July 2019 contributed to fire activity and terrible air quality.
Department:July 10, 2019Extreme precipitation events have grown more frequent since the start of the twentieth century, and such events are likely to become even more frequent over the twenty-first.
Department:June 10, 2019With the annual updating of NCEI’s climate trends maps, let’s go Beyond the Data to a land of seesaws and duct tape.
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