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Climate Impacts
- Department:March 1, 2016
As the threats of tsunamis and sea level rise are joined by real and potential climate impacts, the Quinault community looks to move the lower village of Taholah to higher ground.
- Department:February 22, 2016
If you're thinking of bemoaning today's weather, comfort yourself with some history: today's the anniversary of the most severe Northeast snowstorm in the historical record. Guest blogger Mike Squires talks about how the February 22-26, 1969, snowstorm ranks head and shoulders above any other storm to hit the region since records began in 1900.
- Department:February 19, 2016
Drawings of the typical position of the polar and Pacific jet streams across the U.S. during El Niño and La Niña winters and how those patterns tend to influence winter climate.
- Department:February 9, 2016
The disruptions of tropical Pacific sea surface temperature and rainfall that occur during the climate pattern called "ENSO" trigger a cascade of global side effects. These maps show how El Niño and La Niña affect seasonal climate around the world.
- Department:February 5, 2016
When deciding if a snow event qualifies as a federal disaster, FEMA considers, among other things, how the event compares to previous snowstorms in the historical record. After spending a week going through those records, NECI's Deke Arndt talks about why snow can be the most difficult kid in the climate schoolroom.
- Department:February 3, 2016
Rains arrived in California during January 2016, but the drought remains.
- Department:February 2, 2016
As they were in December, waters across the tropical Pacific Ocean continued to be much warmer than average in January 2016, suggesting* that El Niño still had a grip on the basin.
- Department:January 13, 2016
How can climate extremes affect our nation’s most popular alcoholic beverage?
- Department:January 8, 2016
Was El Niño to blame for the above-average temperatures during November and December 2015? As always, the answer is not that simple.