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Natural Climate Patterns
Department:May 12, 2016A massive wildfire in northern Alberta has grown out of control, causing the evacuation of Fort McMurray, a city of 80,000 people. What climate conditions fostered this unusual early-season fire?
Department:May 4, 2016Compared to March, parts of the tropical Pacific showed signs of cooling off in April 2016.
Department:April 28, 2016Guest blogger Amy Butler explains how changes in the stratospheric polar vortex can influence the "usual" effects of El Niño on the climate in the Northern Hemisphere.
Department:April 5, 2016Temperatures across the tropical Pacific Ocean were warmer than average in March 2016.
Department:March 24, 2016The 2015-2016 El Niño will go down as one of the strongest on record, and also, thanks to El Niño Rapid Response Campaign, one of the best observed.
Department:March 16, 2016Is El Niño the Marcia Brady of climate variability? In this week's Beyond the Data blog, Jake Crouch talks about whether El Niño played a starring role in this winter's climate.
Department:March 7, 2016Waters along the equator in the Pacific Ocean were warmer than average during February 2016, but cooler than they were in January, according to satellite observations.
Department:March 4, 2016Huge waves can mean only one thing in Hawai'i: surf's up. Should surfers thank El Niño?
Department:September 18, 2017Last week, NOAA issued a La Niña watch, indicating conditions are favorable for the development of La Niña this winter. What does a La Niña winter typically mean for the U.S.?
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