As the Pacific returns to neutral from La Nina, the pressure will drop off, but both states lead to less wind shear, which allows hurricanes and tropical storms to grow stronger. (Bloomberg)
Here’s what climate normals are, how they’ve changed, and how you can best make sense of them.
HFCs are much less harmful than the chemicals they replaced, but they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming.
Here's a great explanation by Denver Channel's Mike Nelson on the factors that contribute to CSU's hurricane forecast – and why that forecast comes from a mile above sea level.
The map shows effects from deforestation, mining, urbanization and increasing agriculture.
“You really can’t escape climate change when you’re a professor of atmospheric science,” Emily Fischer, a participant in the Science Moms project, says. (New Yorker)
Of 17 named storms they're predicting, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength this season.
Our committee traveled a long road to reach this recommendation, working through many complex and contentious issues to reach consensus, but we did it collegially and productively. (Space.com/The Conversation)
“What we’ll need are probably multiple years of above average snowfall to really get us out of this,” said Russ Schumacher, Director of the Colorado Climate Center. (Colorado Sun)
Is reflecting sunlight back into space or modifying clouds a potential tool for countering climate change?