the idea that each person on the planet only has the "right" to pollute the Earth with 2 tons of CO2 each year. Briefly brings in data that highlights current US and European CO2 emissions annually, ...

than a mile thick in places, the Greenland Ice Sheet is so large that it would cover the Gulf of Mexico and spill over onto the shores of the Gulf Coast states. If it melts completely, it will raise t ...

extreme events worldwide to determine how much, if any, influence climate change might have had in the events. Recently, they released an analysis of the June heat wave across Europe. While this analy ...

events and the ensuing flood risks are increasing due to the fact that warming loads the atmosphere with more water vapor (NCA, 2014). Over time, a wetter atmosphere increases the potential for extrem ...

winds also wiped out snow cover near Healy and south of Delta Junction in Interior Alaska. In southern Southeast Alaska, the snowline was high up the mountains—a sign of low snowpack that could lead t ...

all other La Niñas: generally, a more consistent signal for precipitation, with dry conditions in much of the southern U. S., and higher variability in the temperature patterns. The past two winters f ...

a saying: "We only get about 7 inches of rain a year, but you'll remember the night it comes." In 2014, that memorable night was September 8. Later that day, the National Weather Service Forecast Offi ...

also became harder to contain. ___ Links . For information on current drought conditions in Hawaii, visit the U. S. Drought Monitor Website. Featured Image: Rain Shadows on the Summits of Hawa ...

significant indication of the weaker Walker circulation and further evidence that the ocean- atmosphere system has coupled and El Niño conditions have developed. Ringmaster . We spend so much time ...

the climate outlook maps are not a forecast for the absolute temperature or precipitation amounts in December. Instead, they are the probability (percent chance) that monthly average temperature or pr ...