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A study published in Climate Dynamics analyzes the characteristics and formations of heat waves associated with an atmospheric phenomenon known as the quasi-biweekly oscillation (QBWO), an ... ...

A study published in the Journal of Climate provides new insights into the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO). Researchers documented continued progress in understanding why the MJO often weakens over .. ...

A new report synthesizes results from a vast amount of research in modeling sea surface temperature, identifying gaps in knowledge and recommending future research avenues. The U. S. Climate ... ...

A study published in The Holocene concluded that low-lying areas of New York City will experience higher relative sea level rise than the global average, and that the current rate of sea level rise .. ...

The Arctic sea ice's typical winter expansion has been sluggish in 2016-17. Following a record-low January extent, this year's winter maximum may wind up being the smallest on record.

Heavy rains in the first part of February 2017 raised water levels in California's Oroville Reservoir past capacity, and erosion of the spillways led to evacuations for communities below the dam.

January 2017 saw hot summertime temperatures dominate across eastern Australia.

La Niña has ended. Our blogger covers what happened last month and what forecasters think is in store for the next few months.

Springtime melting and retreating sea ice allowed more sunlight to reach the upper layers of the ocean, stimulating widespread blooms of algae and other tiny marine plants which form the base of the marine food chain: a sign of the rapid changes occurring in a warming Arctic.

Just a few days ago, on January 26th, 2017, we saw something in the U.S. climate that we hadn’t seen since March 2011.