Spring and summer temperatures in the Arctic were cooler in 2017 than they have been in many years this decade, but the annual average surface temperature was still the second highest on record.
Mount Agung erupts in Indonesia: Is it a climate event?
December 7, 2017
The most recent 8-14 day outlook for the United States predicts a turn towards wintry temperatures across the eastern United States, but much warmer than average temperatures in the West.
Where winter sea ice should be starting to cover the ocean, thousands of square miles of open water stretch westward from Alaska across the Bering and Chukchi Seas in November 2017.
If you define the start of winter as the arrival of the first snow, what's the earliest winter has arrived at the weather station nearest you?
Smog descends on India and Pakistan in mid-November 2017
November 15, 2017
Once at odds, a climate expert and botanist who studies ancient plants later teamed up to improve understanding of one of the warmest periods in Earth history.
King tides cause flooding in Florida in fall 2017
November 8, 2017
Across much of the mid-latitudes, models estimate that the converting forests to farms and rangeland shortened the return period for extremely hot, dry summers: from every 10 years to every 2-3 years.
