that the chance of a heat wave is greater than 90 percent. Much more of the ocean, especially in the Indian and Pacific basins, is colored blue and purple in the bottom image, meaning that much less o ...

at lower elevation are warmer. What's the underlying physics behind this? It's simple: the atmosphere - at least the bottom two-thirds or so of it - cools with height. Mt. Washington combines elements ...

the Florida Keys by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit (0.92 Celsius)." Enochs' team returned to Cheeca Rocks in mid-September and while they did observe some dead coral colonies, they also saw color returning to ...

index tracks changes in the relative strength of semi-permanent high and low pressure patterns that influence weather in the North Pacific and North America. ...

index tracks changes in the relative strength of semi-permanent high and low pressure patterns that influence weather in the eastern U. S. and Europe. ...

show just how variable the U. S. climate can be. The lightest colors (earliest warmest day) occur in New Mexico and Arizona. This early arrival reflects the influence of the North American Monsoon, a ...

la Campa, FEMA's Caribbean Area Division Director, explains: "This is a unique mitigation project in the municipality of Salinas, and that's why we feel so proud of sponsoring this mitigation project. ...

will cease its shenanigans and strengthen again back to its normal speed. While the polar vortex in the mid-stratosphere tends to recover quickly after these disturbances, any effects on the troposphe ...

based upon their duration, and by the level of interaction ("coupling") between ocean and atmosphere. For convenience, we'll call them "strong" from here forward, recognizing that "strong" can be a lo ...

Lakes Region. Note on regional modeling uncertainties. Interaction between the lakes and the atmosphere in the Great Lakes region (e.g., through ice cover, evaporation rates, moisture transport, and m ...