climate pattern, meaning the changes in the ocean temperature are paired with changes in the atmosphere. These changes show up in the Walker circulation, the large-scale atmospheric circulation patter ...

Emily's most recent post describes, the tropical Pacific Ocean and atmosphere have finally coupled, allowing NOAA to declare that weak El Niño conditions are present. It's nice to see the atmosphere a ...

stations around the world have been checking the amounts of different gases in Earth's atmosphere for decades. Many stations have instruments mounted at the top of tall towers to measure the abundance ...

and replay easily. This animation is a compelling way to visualize the dynamics of Earth's atmosphere over recent years. Great technical quality, although the quality of the stream may vary on bandwid ...

conducted a study to establish a baseline of current economic resilience planning efforts in the area, identify trends and current resiliency practices, and develop recommendations to assist communiti ...

We've published loads of articles discussing the mechanics for how ENSO works in the atmosphere and the ocean, and how ENSO impacts humans from droughts and wildfires to floods. (Seriously, check out ...

storms then hitched a ride east along the jet stream — the area of strong winds high in the atmosphere that serves as a "storm highway" — wringing out the moist atmosphere as it went, unleashing round ...

winds over the west-central Pacific. Despite the warm ocean conditions earlier this year, the atmosphere never locked into an El Niño. The official outlook reflects the models, which mostly show Niño- ...

According to the October 29 U. S. Drought Monitor report, about 54.1% of the contiguous U. S. was in drought, up about 22.6% from the beginning of October—the largest four-week drought expansion on re ...

Resilience in Coastal Communities. Examples and additional information about building resilience in the context of coastal flood risk, following the Climate Resilience Toolkit's Steps to Resilience fr ...