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October 2020: Hot and dry likely for much of the country

Rotator Image: The latest maps from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center show where October 2020 is forecast to be much hotter and drier than average in the U.S. It's not a great outlook for the...

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In search of cooler waters, marine species are shifting northward or diving...

The American blue economy, which are resources and services provided by the oceans, contributed about $373 billion to the economy in 2018, and fisheries play a large role in that. Climate change,...

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October 2020: “Only” the fourth-warmest October on record

Rotator Image: October 2020 was the fourth warmest October on record dating back to 1880, which makes it the lowest-ranked month so far in 2020.Category: Climate Change & Global WarmingNatural...

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A warm pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean has almost doubled in size, changing...

Due to human-caused climate change, our planet’s ocean has been heating up at a rate of 0.06 degrees C (0.11 degrees F) per decade over the past century. But this warming isn’t uniform. In fact, recent...

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November 2020: The year is ending as it began, on a hot streak

Rotator Image: November 2020 was the second-warmest November on record, which increases 2020's chance of becoming the warmest year on record to over 50%.Category: Climate Change & Global...

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Eighth-warmest December on record helps 2020 end as second-hottest year on...

Rotator Image: Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record. Category: Climate Change & Global...

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A conversation with polar oceanographer Rebecca Jackson

Rotator Image: To better predict sea level rise, Rebecca Jackson wants to describe exactly what happens where liquid ocean meets the icy underside of glaciers. But how do you study a glacier that could...

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Climate change is probably increasing the intensity of tropical cyclones

Rotator Image: A panel of hurricane experts reviewed more than 90 research studies on the observed and projected changes in tropical cyclones for an updated summary of what the science says about the...

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June 2021 was fifth-warmest on record

Rotator Image: Record-warm temperatures over land combined with a sixth-warmest June for the oceans to make June 2021 the fifth-warmest June since records began in 1880.Category: Observing &...

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Release of the IPCC 6th Assessment Report Working Group 1

Rotator Image: The conclusions from the Physical Science Basis report from Working Group 1 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are clear: climate change is already affecting nearly...

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