Summary: View maps and statistics on weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall costs reached or exceeded $1 billion.

The December 2022 climate outlook favors a colder-than-average month across the northern US, and a warmer-than-average month across the southern US. Meanwhile, odds are tilted towards a wetter-than-average December for the West and Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

Summary: This interactive map shows information about the climate, environmental, health, and socioeconomic burdens that communities are facing throughout the nation.

Join us for the NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) Satellite Atmospheric Composition Capabilities Town Hall at the AGU 2022 Fall Meeting on Thursday, December 15, 2022. NOAA’s GeoXO mission is a ground-breaking effort to address future environmental challenges in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations.

A new study suggests that ships may be spreading stony coral tissue loss disease across Florida and the Caribbean. Experiments used ultraviolet treatment of ship ballast water to see if it could transport pathogens, and whether ultraviolet treatment of this water could prevent the spread of this disease.

GFDL Physical Scientist Ming Zhao has been awarded the 2022 American Geophysical Union’s Ascent Award for his “growing research accomplishments and leadership in climate model development.” Zhao conducts research focused on challenging topics with societal and economic implications while also developing climate models.

Heat extremes are the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States, driving the need for accurate prediction. A new study finds an increase in summertime heat wave occurrence over the US Great Plains is linked to a larger than normal tropical Atlantic warm pool.

In its announcements at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in November 2022, the White House highlighted several of NOAA's Climate Program Office international programs and partnerships.

As forecasts have predicted for several months, a third La Niña winter in a row is on our doorstep. Our blogger explains what it might mean for average temperature and precipitation across the U.S.

Earth had its fourth-warmest October on record.