long-term average, just above the El Niño threshold of 0.5°C. There is some evidence that the atmosphere over the central Pacific is still responding to that extra heating, as a bit more clouds and ra ...

increases jet stream waviness by allowing greater heat transport from the ocean to the atmosphere, but National Snow and Ice Data Center Director Mark Serreze says that this hypothesis remains a topic ...

time. Which is quite amazing given they are up against the relentless, uncertain chaos of our atmosphere. Thank you to Johnna Infanti, Matt Rosencrans, and Scott Handel for their review and feedback o ...

El Niño. However, during the beginning of the hurricane season, which started May 15, the atmosphere was simply not conducive for storms to take advantage of the warm waters below. That atmospheric sw ...

still bear it in mind when looking at forecasts made in early May. Blow out your candles. The atmosphere also continued to reflect El Niño in April, with more clouds and rain forming over the warmer-t ...

pattern. Cooler sea surface temperature combined with other criteria which involve the atmosphere have helped lead this month to experts re-issuing a La Niña watch. The map at right shows where surfac ...

surface temperatures, air currents, and the subtropical highs—belts of high pressure in the atmosphere over the oceans between 15° and 30° latitude in both the northern and southern hemisphere. The ma ...

Tropical Depressions. Accessed April 19, 2011. Marshall, J., and Plumb, R. Alan. (2008). Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics, An Introductory Text. London: Elsevier Academic Press. National Weathe ...

Using environmental intelligence. Gathering data and establishing long-term monitoring programs in these parks will provide resource managers, land stewards, archeologists, biologists, and subsistence ...

Response and Recovery Project for Water Utilities in North Marin Water District, CA. The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's storymap contains case studies and videos that describe the experiences ...