Recent decades have shown enhanced low sea level pressure from North Carolina to Massachusetts, associated with a relative sea level rise. This pattern combines with wind stress in the summertime and the effect grows larger over time.

A new study finds that changes in heat transport by the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is influencing the frequency of floods along the United States southeastern coast.

A third year of La Niña, a record-setting underwater volcanic eruption, and drought expansion. These are just a few of the highlights of the State of the Climate 2022 report.

The predicted combination of a much warmer than average and much drier than average September across the country's middle is bad news for the ongoing drought in the Plains and Deep South.

Summary: Learn how a Sea Grant agent is working with one community to audit and amend its existing land use codes and ordinances to be more inclusive of green infrastructure projects.

China has overtaken the U.S. as the largest annual emitter, but all countries have to reduce their emissions if we want to stop further global warming. Every fraction of a degree of warming we avoid lowers the risks to people and other life on Earth.

A new study accounting for the simultaneous effects of fires, water stress, and plant competition suggests that up to 40 percent of Amazon forests may begin to convert to savanna before mid-century under high greenhouse gas emission scenarios.

CSCI CSCI * Home Overview . The Climate Smart Communities Initiative (CSCI) is a national effort designed to increase the capacity of communities across t ...

Out of the 29 Northern Hemisphere summers that led up to a winter El Niño, how many were hot versus cold? Wet versus dry? These maps are a global climate scorecard for the influence of El Niño on June-August climate.

Published :. July 2020. A case study approach to calculating the economic impact of the U. S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. URL to Main Site for Report :. Issuing Agencies :. UNC Asheville's National En ...