No, your eyes are not deceiving you. The latest ENSO Outlook does in fact favor the end of La Niña with a slightly over 80% chance that ENSO-Neutral conditions will reign supreme by springtime. For more on that and another look at how daily temperatures vary during winter, click below.

Despite the cooling influence of La Niña, 2022 was the sixth-warmest year on record.

Typical brown speckled back of the Houston toad. Source :. Houston Toad. Public Domain image by Robert A. Thomas - Bury, R. Bruce, C. Kenneth Dodd Jr, Gary M. Fellers. 1980. Conservation of the Amphib ...

Water levels at Lake Whitney, near Waco, Texas, dropped substantially due to drought during 2011. Water was so low that it exposed dead trees and a reddish, sandy shoreline. Source :. On the shores of ...

While the USGS is the primary agency that monitors volcanic activity in the United States, NOAA oversees safety systems for tsunamis and other volcano-related threats, and studies the impact of volcanic gasses on our global climate. 2022 was a busy year.

A coral rescue near Miami Beach, progress in hurricane forecasting, and the first South Atlantic meridional overturning circulation cruise in three years count among the top stories of 2022.

Major products from the Southern Great Plains include crops, beef, and petroleum. These three represent just a portion of the interdependencies among food, energy, and water in the region. Kansas Whea ...

A new modeling study using Hurricane Harvey as an example suggests that climate change will worsen the severity of flooding by the late 21st century.

The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, tying for third place for the most disasters in a calendar year.

The process of removing salt from water—called desalination—is an important contributor to efforts to meet current and projected water needs for communities, industry, and agriculture in Texas. Source ...