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Department:January 23, 2017New research links warm ocean conditions in the North Pacific to the elevated levels of a natural toxin in shellfish along the U.S. West Coast.
Department:January 19, 2017In 2016, the annual global temperature reached a record high for the third year in a row. How did this happen, and how unusual is it?
Department:January 11, 2017Lake effect snows like the events that buried parts of Michigan and New York in mid-December might actually become more common as the U.S. climate warms, at least for a while. This post explains the paradox.
Department:January 10, 2017In 2016, daily temperatures in Alaska that were warmer than average outnumbered those that were cooler than average by a 9 to 1 ratio.
Department:January 9, 20172016 saw 15 weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion. How does that compares to history, and which disaster type was especially disruptive during the year?
Department:December 29, 2016As cold air filtered into the United States over the Great Lakes, the lake effect snow machine turned on burying nearby locations.
Department:December 14, 2016A black swan event is a situation so rare that few people would have imagined it was possible. In November 2016, researchers were caught off guard by just such an event: extremely low sea ice extents in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Department:December 15, 2016A Q & A about the science of detecting the influence of global warming on hurricanes, fires, and other extreme events.
Department:November 18, 2016Drought has broken out across the southeast and southern plains this summer and fall. What got us to this situation, and how do we deal drought, which is unlike many of our weather hazards?
Department:October 28, 2016While not as bad as initially feared, a strong low pressure system brought gusty winds and rain to the Pacific Northwest in mid-October 2016.
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