Map showing the intersection of SNAP households and food pantry locations in Richmond, Virginia. Image credit: RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index, City of Richmond, Office of Sustainability. Pa ...

Map showing the intersection of flood risk with households speaking limited English in Richmond, Virginia. Image credit: RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index, City of Richmond, Office of Sustainability. ...

New research on the massive Australian bushfires in 2019 and 2020 shows that almost 1 million metric tons of smoke rose into the stratosphere, causing it to warm by about 1 degree Celsius for six months, and likely contributed to the large and persistent ozone hole that formed over Antarctica during the Southern Hemisphere’s spring.

Map showing the intersection of heat-sensitive areas with locations of cooling stations in Richmond, Virginia. Image credit: RVAgreen 2050 Climate Equity Index, City of Richmond Office of Sustainabili ...

Tracking greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, understanding ocean warming, exploring the link between climate change and hurricanes, tracking warming in the Great Lakes, and working towards climate resilience are just five examples of the many ways NOAA scientists are answering questions about climate change and its potential impacts on human societies.

Published : . April 2021. Planning for a Changing Climate guides NPS planners and managers in developing robust climate change adaptation strategies to better protect park resources a ...

A climate expert proposes an alternative for defining what's average when it comes to predicting El Niño and La Niña.

Summary: Differences in social vulnerability across Richmond meant that the city's resilience plan didn't work equally well for all neighborhoods. To enhance their plan, the city worked with partners to develop a novel tool—the Climate Equity Index—to document neighborhood vulnerability to climate impacts,

The May 2021 outlook favors warmth for the southern half of the country and a wet East-dry West split.

How much rain and snow fell through the month? Colors show monthly precipitation totals across the contiguous United States. The darker the color, the higher the total precipitation.