Changes foreshadow impacts on lake ecosystems and fisheries.
From Alaska to New Hampshire to Hawaii, NOAA Sea Grant programs are working to help coastal communities build resilience to changing conditions, including changing climate.
The Beaufort Sea, the largest Arctic Ocean freshwater reservoir, has increased its freshwater content by 40 percent over the past two decades. How and where this water will flow into the Atlantic Ocean matters in local and global ocean conditions, including the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.
Clouds have both cooling and warming effects on climate, so a climate model's ability to parse cloud effects can reduce uncertainty in future climate projections. A new study distinguishes between climate models with low and high climate sensitivity related to clouds and aerosols.