Modeling suggests that, under a warming climate, extreme near-surface wind speeds will increase by up to 3 percent towards the poles while decreasing by a similar amount in the lower midlatitudes.

In celebration of Earth Month, GFDL shares how the lab is investing to meet weather and climate goals through some of its advanced global models: CM4, SPEAR, ESM4, and SHiELD. These models enhance our comprehension of the Earth system.

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) has released its annual report, highlighting accomplishments from 2023 and future opportunities.

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Summary: This database presents a culturally sensitive, easily accessible, and useful database of climate adaptation strategies and community examples already published by Tribes across the nation.

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Our blogger herds some cats who discover that the strong El Niño was not the only factor driving the forecasted precipitation pattern in winter 2023-24. What else was there?

In the mid- and high latitudes, ocean currents drive most changes in sea surface temperatures over long periods of time, overpowering atmospheric influences by two to three times. In subtropical regions, atmospheric forces have more influence.

Cold, dense water from the Southern Ocean transfers heat and carbon to the Northern Hemisphere via the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. But a new study finds that the northward transport of cold water at 16°N weakened by about 12 percent during 2000-2020.

The U. S. Global Change Research Program released the Fifth National Climate Assessment Report in 2023. Public webinars focusing on various chapters of the report were held through March of 2024. A se ...