No butterflies, just tropical rainfall

March 2, 2017

In this installment of our Beyond the Data blog, Carl Schreck talks about how a tropical climate pattern called the MJO left its fingerprints all over California's soaking rains and Boston's recent snowstorm.

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Your eight-minute speed date with the Pacific Meridional Mode

November 23, 2016

Are sea surface temperatures located north of the equator important for El Niño or La Niña development?  Yes!  Introducing the Pacific Meridional Mode.  

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Going out for ice cream: a first date with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation

August 25, 2016

Understanding the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) as multiple layers of ice cream.  And how is it related to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation?  

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El Niño and the stratospheric polar vortex

April 28, 2016

Guest blogger Amy Butler explains how changes in the stratospheric polar vortex can influence the "usual" effects of El Niño on the climate in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Is El Niño AWOL?

February 24, 2016

Where are my El Niño impacts?!

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The role of the ocean in tempering global warming

October 23, 2014

How can warming at Earth’s surface have slowed when energy accumulation is growing? The role of our oceans—including ENSO—is key.

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How much do climate patterns influence predictability across the United States?

August 19, 2014

Along with ENSO, what other climate patterns might be useful for predicting temperatures and precipitation in the United States?

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