Weather

El Niño Is Here and Will Have ‘Big Consequences’ for Global Weather

A deep pool of warm water that forms in the Western Pacific could bring strong storms to Southern California and throughout the South while increasing the risks of Western wildfires.

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Alaskans Reel From the Loss of National Science Foundation Ocean-Monitoring Instruments

By Paula Dobbyn

Forecasters Predict Below-Average Hurricane Season, Advise Against Complacency

By Amy Green

Latin America Faces ‘Hydrological Whiplash’ as Climate Risks Mount

By Bob Berwyn

As El Niño Approaches, Scientists Predict Fierce Heatwaves, Wildfires and Floods

By Bob Berwyn

The Next El Niño Could Lock Earth Into a Hotter Climate

By Bob Berwyn

How Snowstorms Can Trigger More Dangerous Flooding in New Jersey

By Rambo Talabong

A California Climate Expert Is Working to Restore Climate Risk Scores Deleted by Zillow

By Claire Barber

A Hurricane Season That Surprised With Record Storms and Notable Lulls

By Amy Green

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Remnants Impact the Midwest, Too

By Susan Cosier

Climate Change Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely, Study Suggests

By Kiley Price

Dust Storms Surprise the Midwest and Raise Worries About Climate Risks

By Nikita Ponomarenko

Private Companies Step up to Gather Weather Data for NOAA as Staffing Cuts Hobble Agency Forecasting

By Meg Wilcox

Weather Extremes Caused by Climate Change Are Driving Up Food Prices, a New Report Says

By Georgina Gustin

New Research Shows More Extreme Global Warming Impacts Looming for the Northeast

By Bob Berwyn

Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters

By Georgina Gustin

Severe Weather, Uncertain Funding: What’s It Like to be a Local Emergency Manager These Days?

By Alexia Underwood

Extreme Weather Slams the Midwest and Southern U.S. Amid Staffing Shortages at the National Weather Service

By Kiley Price

How Massive Cuts to NOAA Could Impact Everything From Weather Apps to Agriculture to National Security

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth