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WACCEM Pushes Groundbreaking Research on Modeling the Water Cycle and Extreme Events
A scientific focus area in DOE’s Earth and Environmental System Modeling (EESM) Program studies the roles of large-scale circulation and convection in the water cycle and the implications for variability and multidecadal changes of extreme events
Deadly heat waves to be more frequent, intense
New climate research shows stronger heat domes could happen more often as the climate changes.
Maps show which parts of California are not prepared for extreme storms
Climate change has made precipitation more extreme, and national standards aren’t keeping up, according to a new study by researchers at First Street Foundation, a science and technology nonprofit.
National Climate Report
Who’s to blame for climate change? Scientists don’t hold back in new federal report
"It’s important for us to recognize that how much climate change we will be experiencing in the future depends on the choices that we make now," said Leung, a climate scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and lead author on the earth sciences chapter.
National Climate Assessment Launches Fifth Edition, Leverages PNNL Expertise
The White House announced the release of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) to spotlight a key report that details the best available science and understanding of climate change impacts across the United States.
Climate change altering U.S. in profound ways, major report finds
A sweeping new federal report finds the effects of climate change are increasingly evident across the U.S., from the Florida Keys to Alaska, and argues for transformational adaptation policies and steep emissions cuts.
Here’s how bad climate change will get in the US-and why there’s still hope
Hot off a summer of record heat, a savage wildfire that destroyed Lahaina, and hurricanes that rapidly intensified into monsters, the United States today released its Fifth National Climate Assessment.
Other News
The weather is getting cold. Global warming is still making weather weird
Climate change could push more hurricanes toward US coasts, new study suggests
Atlantic hurricanes are getting stronger faster than they did 40 years ago
Warming to make California downpours even wetter, study says
California’s recent storms were historic, here’s why they could get much worse
California winters could be drier than climate models predict, researchers find
Hurricanes are escalating more quickly than ever. Here’s why.
Atlantic hurricanes’ rapid growth spurts are intensifying
Pacific Ocean typhoons could be intensifying more than previously projected
More frequent, more intense and longer-lasting storms cause heavier spring rain in central US
Let it rain. The science behind today’s rainfall trends
Fires, droughts and hurricanes: what’s the link between climate change and natural disasters
Storm surges are the worst part of a hurricane and will get even more destructive