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El Niño has ended, bringing a transition to ENSO-neutral conditions. How long can we expect neutral conditions to last?

Looking for a sustainable alternative to harvesting wild seaweed, a small California company partnered with a commercial oyster grower to test-farm native seaweeds. The crop reduced pollution and buffered local ocean acidification.

Dr. Haiyan Teng explains why the moisture in the ground you walk across may have important consequences for the summertime climate.

With specially designed sensors mounted on their own cars, volunteers in each city will drive pre-planned routes, recording heat and humidity as they go. Scientists will stitch their results into a detailed map showing the hottest parts of each city. 

From extreme heat to infectious diseases, the impacts of human-caused global warming are a threat to human lives. According to the latest National Climate Assessment,  thousands of lives could be saved in the U.S. by reducing greenhouse gases and improving resilience to climate change.

American Eunice Foote was an amateur scientist and women's rights pioneer from the mid-1800s whose experiments foreshadowed the discovery of Earth's greenhouse effect. 

Extreme heat in Alaska in early July 2019 contributed to fire activity and terrible air quality. 

El Niño conditions are likely to transition to neutral within a month or two. What’s in store for the rest of 2019?

Extreme precipitation events have grown more frequent since the start of the twentieth century, and such events are likely to become even more frequent over the twenty-first.

Is it possible for us to predict the strength of El Niño or La Nina in the same way we currently predict whether we are in El Niño or La Nina?  Recent research from NOAA's ENSO forecasting team looks directly at this question.