Arctic Sea Ice Extent 26% Greater Than Last Year – But Still 12th-Lowest on Record
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner. Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring…
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner. Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring…
Water levels at Glen Canyon Dam have fallen to their lowest level since 1969 and are still dropping. As North America approaches the end of…
Rising Temperatures and Risky Development Contribute to Heightened Exposure to Earthquakes, Flooding, Tornadoes, Hurricanes and Wildfire More than half of the structures in the contiguous…
Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have hit its annual minimum extent on September 16, after waning in the 2021 Northern Hemisphere spring and…
Researchers flying a radar instrument over coastal wetlands in Louisiana helped with monitoring oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico. Charged with studying the Mississippi…
While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, a severe drought, coupled with extreme temperatures, have sustained several major fires for much of August….
The remnants of Hurricane Larry dropped abundant snowfall on Greenland just as the summer melt season was coming to an end. Hurricanes are known for…
The most devastating tornadoes are often preceded by a cloudy plume of ice and water vapor billowing above a severe thunderstorm. New research reveals the…
Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Ida left an extensive trail…
The storm left behind large new patches of open water that scientists will be watching closely to see if vegetation and healthy marshes return. Hurricane…
The potent storm in the Western Pacific intensified from a tropical depression to a super typhoon in less than 48 hours. In recent years, meteorologists…
You can’t squeeze water from a rock. But tree roots can — and they’re doing it more frequently than scientists previously thought, with a new…
Recovery and damage assessments continue at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans following Hurricane Ida. The powerful category 4 hurricane made landfall in Louisiana…
The reservoir stands at its lowest level since the 1930s. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States and part of a system…
Wildfires in the western United States have been spreading to higher elevations due to warmer and drier conditions. Scientists have known for decades that climate…
August 27 – September 2, 2021 Many of the worst-hit areas in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York saw 6 to 10 inches of…
Three days after Hurricane Ida, many people in Louisiana are going without electric power due to downed power lines and damaged transmission towers. Three days…
In this image, captured in the early morning hours of Monday, August 30, Tropical Storm Ida is seen moving inland over portions of southeastern Louisiana,…