September 2020 was the hottest September on record for the globe, continuing a sweltering year.
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?
Based on observations from 1991-2020, much of the United States has its hottest day of the year by the end of July. Historically speaking, where is the warmest day likely still to come?
A post for map geeks. How to turn an animation of a year's worth of daily rain maps into a single picture.
Add a new item to the list of things that have migrated in response to climate change: the latitude where hurricanes reach their maximum intensity. The shift was accompanied by increasing vertical wind shear near the equator.
In response to recent decades' warming, forests in the eastern United States have been "inhaling" more carbon dioxide through photosynthesis than they've “exhaled” through respiration.
It’s finally here! Yesterday, scientists from the National Snow and Ice Data Center announced the ultimate sign of spring: Arctic sea ice reached its winter peak on March 21, 2014, and the annual melt season is underway.
Great Lakes ice cover most extensive since mid-90s
February 26, 2014
Ongoing La Niña, above-average Atlantic temperatures set the stage for busy season ahead.