By December 2010, a plume of colder-than-average (blue) water extended westward along the equator. Sea Surface Temperatures in the Niño 3.4 region—one indicator of the ENSO state—were 1.4°C below aver ...

Using a combination of observations and models, NOAA-funded scientists have found a small but significant “advanced warning” signal for heightened summer tornado activity in the U.S.: warmer-than-average water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico

What are NOAA's predictions for this possible La Niña winter of 2016-17, and how did its predictions for last winter fare during the strong El Niño? Guest blogger Mike Halpert gives us the lowdown.

Heat stress can affect milk production. Source : . Wikimedia Commons. Image Credit: Scott Bauer, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Page/s that ...

Projected number of days per year with a maximum temperature greater than 90°F in the Northeast, averaged between 2041 and 2070, compared to 1971-2000, assuming continued increases in global emissions ...

Published : . March 2016. The SECURE Water Report identifies climate change as a growing risk to Western water management and cites warmer temperatures, changes to precipitation, snow ...

Published :. October 2016. Climate change affects human health by making extreme heat more common, more severe, and last longer. That is expected to continue into the future. This handbook explains th ...

Summary: This online portal provides information and resources to help communities understand—and prepare for—the health impacts of extreme heat.

Last year's strong El Niño event defied expectations that it would bust California's long-running drought. Will this year's weak La Niña bring its typical warmth and dryness to the U.S. southern tier?

From 2010-2015, Texas experienced a wild hydrological rollercoaster, marked with both extreme drought and wet conditions. A new NOAA web application allows users to take a deeper look into this ... ...