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Highlights from 'State of the Climate in 2023'
2024-08-29 (or before) in Climate.govInternational report confirms record-high greenhouse gases, global sea level, and ocean heat in 2023.
Tagged under: Oceans
NOAA Coral Reef Watch extends alert scale following extreme coral heat stress in 2023
2024-02-10 (or before) in Climate.govLast year's marine heat wave and coral bleaching was so unprecedented, NOAA had to add new risk levels to this satellite-based monitoring scale.
Tagged under: Coral Reefs
Preliminary analysis says global warming more to blame than El Niño for Amazon’s ongoing record drought
2024-02-08 (or before) in Climate.gov2023 “exceptional” drought would have been two categories weaker and ~30 times less likely in a world without global warming.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Drought | Global Warming | El Niño
Global Climate Dashboard
2023-10-13 (or before) in Climate.govTagged under: Climate Data
Climate Change: Ocean Heat Content
2023-10-04 (or before) in Climate.govMore than 90 percent of the warming that has happened on Earth over the past 50 years has occurred in the ocean. Not all of that heating is detectable yet at the surface
Tagged under: Oceans | Global Warming | Climate Change
Climate Change: Global Temperature
2023-10-04 (or before) in Climate.govEarth's surface temperature has risen about 2 degrees Fahrenheit since the start of the NOAA record in 1880.
Tagged under: Climate Change
September 2023 ENSO Outlook: An El Niño convo
2023-10-04 (or before) in Climate.govThe September 2023 ENSO Outlook predicts El Niño will stick around at least through January-March 2024. But don't just take it from us, hear directly from the Pacific Ocean and tropical atmosphere, who join the blog to answer some questions.
Tagged under: Oceans | Predictions | El Niño
Antarctic sea ice reaches an early winter record low in June 2023
2023-07-03 (or before) in Climate.govSea ice around the continent is the smallest ever observed for this point in the winter growth season.
Tagged under: Antarctic
Climate Change: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
2023-04-20 (or before) in Climate.govIn the past 60 years, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased 100 times faster than it did during the end of the last ice age.
Tagged under: Climate Change
Climate Change: Ocean Heat Content
2023-02-27 (or before) in Climate.govMore than 90 percent of the warming that has happened on Earth over the past 50 years has occurred in the ocean. Not all of that heating is detectable yet at the surface
Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change
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