Understanding Climate

2024 Arctic Report Card documents rapid, dramatic change

Theo Stein, Monica Allen | December 10, 2024

Among the changes, the Arctic tundra is now releasing more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere than it stores.

NOAA experts on the ground at COP29, U. N.'s annual summit to advance global action on the climate crisis

Rachel Brittin | November 4, 2024

NOAA is heading to the 29th annual summit of the countries who have signed on to U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.

U. S. climate outlook for November 2024

Mike Halpert | November 4, 2024

October 2024 is likely to be one of the driest months ever recorded for the country. Will these dry conditions persist into November or will autumn precipitation make a return to portions of the country?

Solar radiation modification: NOAA State of the Science factsheet

NOAA Science Council | October 3, 2024

What role could reducing the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface play in offsetting global warming due to greenhouse gases?

U. S. climate outlook for October 2024

Mike Halpert | October 1, 2024

The highest odds for a much warmer than normal and much drier than normal October are across the western and central parts of the country.

Carbon dioxide removal: NOAA State of the Science factsheet

NOAA Science Council | September 19, 2024

One strategy for combating climate change is to enhance natural processes and/or deploy new technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the air and ocean.

Global climate summary for August 2024

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Precipitation Climatology Project (University of Maryland) | September 16, 2024

August was 15th consecutive month of record-setting global temperatures, and it brought the second-lowest August sea ice extent in the Antarctic.

U. S. climate summary for August 2024

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | September 11, 2024

Three tropical systems brought heavy rain and wind to the U.S. and its territories in August; it was the fourth-warmest summer on record for the contiguous U.S., and many cities were gripped by record heat.

U. S. climate outlook for September 2024

Mike Halpert | September 3, 2024

The highest odds for a much warmer than normal September are in the central West and southern Florida. The highest odds for a much drier than normal September are in the Upper Midwest.

Highlights from 'State of the Climate in 2023'

Jessica Blunden | August 22, 2024

International report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2023.

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