which is not typical during El Niño development. It is possible that, in order for the atmosphere to better sync up with the ocean and for this El Niño to emerge and grow, the SST anomalies in the wes ...

Most of the highest peaks above the line—times of greater than average snow cover—occurred in the earliest part of the time series; most of the lowest valleys below the line—times of less than average ...

periods of prolonged stress. NOAA's Coral Reef Watch expects another global-scale bleaching event in 2015, but hopefully not as severe as the event in 2010. The outlook indicates that heat stress alon ...

end result of several atmospheric ingredients and processes, but to oversimplify: a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, and an atmosphere with more water vapor can make more precipitation. Bu ...

experienced extreme drought conditions in 2011, extending the dry spell that began in 2009 and marking one of the driest years in the nation's history. Cubans were confronted with a serious shortage i ...

by Hunter Allen, based on National Weather Service data. But tornadoes were not the only worry. In just 24 hours on May 6, slow-moving thunderstorms dropped an astounding 7.10 inches of rain at Will R ...

image shows a clear retreat of sea ice throughout the Arctic Ocean, especially north of Russia. In the eastern half of the Northwest Passage, sea ice concentration drops visibly between early and late ...

month, that atmosphere has been pretty darn neutral. Winds at both low and high levels of the atmosphere were pretty normal, and while thunderstorm activity was reduced near the dateline, things were ...

players to answer the following question: What will be the total area burned due to wildfires in the United States in August 2015? According to the National Interagency Fire Center, wildfires charred ...

don't develop the misconception that the infrared radiation only bounces around in the atmosphere. Another option would be bouncing balls off the ground as students pass balls to each other to indicat ...