Tremendous rain and snow batter California during the month of January.

Ángel Muñoz, a climate scientist at NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, explains what can happen when the influence of ENSO combines with the influences of other climate phenomena.

Published : . January 2017. New U. S. regional sea level scenarios developed by NOAA and its partners will give coastal communities better, more localized data to help them plan for a ...

Is annual sea surface temperature warmer or cooler than usual? Colors on this map show where and by how much annual sea surface temperature differed from a long-term average (1985-1993, details from Coral Reef Watch). Red and orange areas were warmer than average, and blue areas were cooler than average. The darker the color, the larger the difference from the long-term average. White and very light areas were near average.

Is sea surface temperature warmer or cooler than usual? Colors on this map show where and by how much monthly sea surface temperature differed from a long-term average (1985-1993, details from Coral Reef Watch). Red and orange areas were warmer than average, and blue areas were cooler than average. The darker the color, the larger the difference from the long-term average. White and very light areas were near average.

New research links warm ocean conditions in the North Pacific to the elevated levels of a natural toxin in shellfish along the U.S. West Coast.

In 2016, the annual global temperature reached a record high for the third year in a row. How did this happen, and how unusual is it?

Published : . January 2017. This report summarizes findings from a workshop held in El Paso, Texas, on July 13, 2016. The El Paso-Juárez-Las Cruces region is home to approximately 2.4 ...

2016 was the third year in a row that global average surface temperature set a new record, and the fifth time the record has been broken since the start of the twenty-first century. This animation shows the yearly history of Earth's temperature since the modern record began in 1880.

Summary: A coffee roasting business in Maine wanted to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability—and secure a low-cost energy source. But could they really save money by installing a solar wall?