A new paper: "Modeling regional aerosol variability over California and its sensitivity to emissions and long-range transport during the 2010 CalNex and CARES campaigns," has been published in the ... ...

August 2014's globally averaged surface temperature and sea surface temperatures both set new records.

As of late August 2014, tropical atmospheric temperatures appear to be responding more strongly to the ocean than they typically do at this early stage of El Niño development.   

Temperature extremes have been pretty unusual across the United States so far in 2014. Looking back over this time period quickly reveals at least part of what was going on: the polar jet stream got into a serious rut.

New research titled: "Observational evidence for interhemispheric hydorxyl parity," appeared in the Sept. 11 issue of Nature. The research, which is about the abundance of the hydroxyl radical on ... ...

If you are someone who wants more or stronger ENSO events in the future, I have great news for you–research supports that. If you are someone who wants fewer or weaker ENSO events in the future, don’t worry–research supports that too.

The article "Enabling Climate and Energy Literacy: A Shared Effort" about the CLEAN collection (featured on NOAA's Climate. gov Portal) made the front page of the September issue of the American ... ...

The Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica lends a considerable hand in keeping Earth's temperature hospitable by soaking up half of the human-made carbon in the atmosphere and a majority of the ... ...

Summary: Communities can complete this questionnaire to assess their level of preparedness for extreme events. The exercise helps communities discuss and discover their climate-related vulnerabilities.

Flash floods scoured Phoenix and surrounding areas on September 8, 2014. How did the rainfall totals compare to normal September precipitation?