The amount of sea ice that survives the Arctic summer has declined by 13 percent per decade since the start of the 43-year satellite record.
Sea level has risen 8-9 inches since 1880, and the rate is accelerating thanks to glacier and ice sheet melt.
From the coasts of South America to the Galapagos Islands, the story of ENSO cannot be told without discussing its impact on marine life. But just as ENSO can affect climate patterns thousands of miles away from the equatorial Pacific, ENSO can also affect marine life. And there is no better example of this than its impacts on Salmon across the North Pacific. In this interview with expert Dr. Nate Mantua, learn all about the complexities of salmon and ENSO.
Excessive rainfall enabled a mosquito population boom in Arizona, increasing the opportunities for the virus to spread from birds to people.
Alaska is more than 4,000 miles from the equator. Does the influence of El Niño and La Niña reach that far?
Forecasts provide an opportunity for us to reduce other stress on ocean life and prepare communities for economic impacts.
In many locations, spring snow also melts earlier, reducing summer streamflows.
NOAA's April 2022 Climate Outlook favors a warm month across the southern and eastern United States, a dry month across the Southwest, and a wet month for the Great Lakes and Northeast.
The March 2022 climate outlook favors a warmer-than-average month for the eastern/south-central US, a cooler-than-average month for the western/north-central US, and a wetter-than-average month for the Great Lakes.