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This summer’s West Coast algal bloom was unusual. What would usual look like?

Tom Di Liberto explains how algae and other phytoplankton usually behave.Climate ImpactsObserving & PredictingExtreme Events2015 Algal BloomEvent TrackerNews and Features

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Northwest Passage clear of ice again in 2016

The Northwest Passage across the Canadian Arctic opened once again in 2016 as sea ice reached its second lowest extent on record.Climate Impacts2016 Arctic melt seasonEvent TrackerNews and...

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Local group fortifying Chicago's urban forest and building city's climate...

Climate stressors in ChicagoChicago is at the center of one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the United States: around 10 million residents live in the region, in neighborhoods that range...

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Smog descends on India and Pakistan in mid-November 2017

Suffocating smog stifled communities across northern India and Pakistan in mid-November 2017.Climate ImpactsExtreme Events2017 Smog in India and PakistanEvent TrackerNews and FeaturesPublished Date:...

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In the coastal communities near the Bering Strait, a winter unlike the rest

Rotator Image: A lack of persistent sea ice in waters around the Bering Strait this winter disrupted travel, damaged roads and other infrastructure, and prevented traditional hunting and fishing in...

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2018 Arctic Report Card: Multi-year stretch of record and near-record warmth...

Human-caused climate change is transforming the Arctic, both physically and biologically. Driving this transformation is the rapid warming of land and ocean temperatures. According to the2018 Arctic...

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Climate.gov tweet chat: Talk with a sea level rise expert about past and...

Rotator Image: On Tuesday, November 19, NOAA sea level rise expert William Sweet answered questions in a Climate.gov tweet chat about sea level rise and U.S. high-tide flooding. Category: Climate...

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Annual forecast challenge and other research highlight the complexity of sea...

Rotator Image: In 2015, NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO) invited grant proposals from sea ice and climate scientists looking to better understand and predict Arctic sea ice behavior, on timescales...

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Climate.gov tweet chat: Talk with heat experts on mapping urban heat islands

Rotator Image: Join three heat experts to talk about how we map, monitor, and lessen the impacts of urban heat islands.Category: Climate Change & Global WarmingClimate ImpactsObserving &...

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A warm pool in the Indo-Pacific Ocean has almost doubled in size, changing...

Due to human-caused climate change, our planet’s ocean has been heating up at a rate of 0.06 degrees C (0.11 degrees F) per decade over the past century. But this warming isn’t uniform. In fact, recent...

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