region into developing drought conditions. During a dry spell, all else being equal, a warmer atmosphere exacts a greater toll through "evaporative demand" - think of it as the "tax rate" for drawing ...

on the NOAA climate record for U. S. states; counties; Washington, D. C.; and selected stations in Hawaii. Access the collection through the interactive embedded below. Map features work best when you ...

strongly positive phase of the Pacific Meridional Mode…. which I'll get to in a minute. The atmosphere is also looking pretty ENSO-neutral. Remember, warmer-than-average waters tend to evaporate more ...

amounts—the amount of liquid water that would be produced if all the moisture in a column of atmosphere were to condense in an instant—were historically high in Jacksonville, FL, and Charleston, SC. M ...

Duration :. 4:21 . Issuing Agency :. National Integrated Drought Information System. Page/s that contain this video :. Drought Last modified : . 2021-09-28 16:50. ...

Published : . October 2020. Climate change is already impacting or is anticipated to impact nearly every facet of the economy, including infrastructure, agriculture, residential and c ...

air events, coupled with record-warm to much warmer than normal temperatures across the region in February, led to historically low ice levels again, at a time when the lakes typically approach peak s ...

and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) used a computer model of Earth's atmosphere and a database of atmospheric pressure measurements from around the world to produce a picture of ho ...

on roads and other infrastructure. Global warming may cause more heavy rain because a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, which can then make more precipitation. Additionally, warming may imp ...

another critical component of the Walker Circulation, because these winds are how the atmosphere communicates with the ocean. The trade winds normally blow relatively steadily from east to west along ...