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October 2021 U.S. Climate Outlook: Finally, some less-than-scary news for the West

October 4, 2021

The October 2021 climate outlook favors a warmer-than-average month for the central and eastern United States and wetter-than-average conditions for the Plains.

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Map of projected SW soil moisture with low emissions

Even small additional increases in greenhouse gases will make decades-long “megadroughts” in the Southwest more common

September 27, 2021

But lower emissions will reduce the intensity of the driest years of megadrought events.

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Aerial photo of low water levels in Lake Powell

NOAA-led drought task force concludes current Southwest drought is a preview of coming attractions

September 23, 2021

By 2030, the combination of extreme heat and atmospheric dryness that made the ongoing drought so extreme is likely to return more than once a decade. Such record-low precipitation, however, is likely to remain rare.

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ENSO and Climate Change: What does the new IPCC report say?

September 23, 2021

The latest IPCC report on the Physical Science Basis of climate change covers pretty much everything you can think of, including ENSO. So what were its conclusions? Our ENSO Bloggers walk us through the report's conclusions and what they mean.

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global map of August 2021 temperature anomalies and a graph of annual AUgust anomalies since 1880

August 2021 global climate summary

September 15, 2021

It was the sixth-warmest August on record for the globe. It's very likely that the year will wind up among the 10 warmest years on record.

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Keeping up the standard: Calibrating for accurate ozone monitoring

September 15, 2021

Earlier this summer, experts at NOAA's Global Monitoring Lab performed their regular check of the calibration of the device that sets the world standard for measurements of ozone in the stratosphere.

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  • October 2021 U.S. Climate Outlook: Finally, some less-than-scary news for the West

    October 4, 2021

    The October 2021 climate outlook favors a warmer-than-average month for the central and eastern United States and wetter-than-average conditions for the Plains.

    Read more
  • Climate Change: Arctic sea ice

    September 28, 2021

    Since satellite-based measurements began in the late 1970s, Arctic sea ice extent has decreased in all months and virtually all regions. The 2021 summer minimum was the 12th-lowest on record, but the highest since 2014.

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  • Map of projected SW soil moisture with low emissions

    Even small additional increases in greenhouse gases will make decades-long “megadroughts” in the Southwest more common

    September 27, 2021

    But lower emissions will reduce the intensity of the driest years of megadrought events.

    Read more
  • ENSO and Climate Change: What does the new IPCC report say?

    September 23, 2021

    The latest IPCC report on the Physical Science Basis of climate change covers pretty much everything you can think of, including ENSO. So what were its conclusions? Our ENSO Bloggers walk us through the report's conclusions and what they mean.

    Read more
  • Aerial photo of low water levels in Lake Powell

    NOAA-led drought task force concludes current Southwest drought is a preview of coming attractions

    September 23, 2021

    By 2030, the combination of extreme heat and atmospheric dryness that made the ongoing drought so extreme is likely to return more than once a decade. Such record-low precipitation, however, is likely to remain rare.

    Read more
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