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In mid-March, a cold air outbreak brought freezing temperatures to the Southeast devastating crops and causing over $1 billion in agricultural losses. For those of us who love fruit this is bad news. In this Beyond the Data post, we explain  why it was so devastating even though freezing temperatures in mid-March aren’t that unusual for the Southeast.

Between the weekly forecast and a seasonal outlook—and often less accurate than both—sit “sub-seasonal” weather predictions. In this profile, atmospheric scientist Libby Barnes talks about her work leading a NOAA task force whose members are trying to overcome the special challenges of forecasting over the 2-week to 2-month horizon. 

NOAA's Climate Prediction Center releases its 2017 Atlantic hurricane outlook, saying odds favor an above-normal hurricane season.

Our ENSO blogger sits down with Ken Takahashi, an ENSO forecaster from Peru, to gab about the recent coastal El Niño and what might be coming up next.  

A mild winter and warm spring have led to a large patch of open water in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska, an extremely unusual—possibly unprecedented—occurrence for mid-May. 

Tropical storm Adrian becomes the earliest named storm on record for the eastern Pacific Ocean. 

According to NOAA's latest seasonal outlook, a hot summer is more likely than a cool one for most of the United States.  

A new study from researchers at UCLA and the University of Houston reveals estimates of significant groundwater loss in California's Central Valley during the recent drought and sparks questions of .. ...

A new study from researchers at UCLA and the University of Houston reveals estimates of significant groundwater loss in California's Central Valley during the recent drought and sparks questions of .. ...

A new study from researchers at UCLA and the University of Houston reveals estimates of significant groundwater loss in California's Central Valley during the recent drought and sparks questions of .. ...