The forecast for April leans mostly warm and wet, with good news for drought in the Central Plains.

Nationally, winter precipitation was a good match to patterns expected based on past El Niños. Our blogger dives into the details.

For decades, NOAA has used jets to collect data from around hurricanes. A new study finds that a second flight path closer to the hurricane’s center improves forecast accuracy.

As atmospheric greenhouse gases rise and climate change impacts get costlier, the scientific community is redoubling efforts to investigate the potential risks and benefits of artificially shading Earth’s surface to slow global warming.

When the Madden-Julian Oscillation moves slowly, tropical cyclone activity increases in the Atlantic due to reduced wind shear over key regions.

Researchers long thought the Deep Western Boundary Current was the main pathway for deep water movement in the North Atlantic. A new study identifies another significant route, the Eastern Pathway east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

A strip of cool water in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, the “cold tongue,” warms up every morning. This weakens the cold tongue’s boundary every afternoon.

A record-warm February capped the Northern Hemisphere's warmest winter on record.

Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. Submitted by ashlyn. Submitted by ashlyn. shore on Wed, 2024-03-20 09:15. Midwest CASC research examines topics such as flooding and drought, warming winter ...

We probably have El Niño to thank.