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Five Factors to Explain the Record Heat in 2023
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Five Factors to Explain the Record Heat in 2023

What caused the year to be so hot? Here is a breakdown of the primary factors that scientists considered.

Published Jan 12, 2024

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El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity
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El Niño Forecast to Contribute to Food Insecurity

Shifting rainfall patterns are projected to leave millions of people without consistent access to food in late 2023 and early 2024.

Published Oct 30, 2023

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El Niño Returns
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El Niño Returns

The climate phenomenon emerged in late spring 2023, as waters grew warmer and sea levels rose higher than usual in the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Published Jun 21, 2023

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El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak
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El Niño Should Be Near Its Peak

Past events suggest the phenomenon winds down after December and January. But will this year follow the pattern?

Published Jan 22, 2016

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Global Warming Mapped
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Global Warming Mapped

The average global temperature has increased by about 0.8°Celsius since 1880, and two-thirds of the warming occurred after 1975.

Published Dec 10, 2010

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El Nino and Rainfall
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El Nino and Rainfall

Published Dec 27, 2006

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TRMM 3-Year Anniversary
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TRMM 3-Year Anniversary

Published Dec 19, 2000

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The Bolivian Lowlands
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The Bolivian Lowlands

The ecoregion displays an array of natural patterns, from meandering rivers to rectangle-shaped lakes.

Published Jun 11, 2023

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Increasing Tropical Rainfall
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Increasing Tropical Rainfall

The planet’s wettest areas are getting a little wetter, according to NASA scientists who analyzed 25 years of ground- and space-based rainfall observations.

Published Sep 6, 2007

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Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade
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Rising Temperatures: A Month Versus a Decade

April to September 2014 was the hottest spring and summer in 130 years of recordkeeping. Here’s why that matters, and why it doesn’t.

Published Oct 24, 2014

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La Nina Rainfall Patterns
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La Nina Rainfall Patterns

La Niña, the counterpart to El Niño, alters rainfall patterns over the Pacific and Indian Ocean basins. La Niña develops when stronger-than-average trade winds push the warm surface waters of the equatorial Pacific west. Since cold water rises to replace the warm water, La Niña leaves the eastern and central Pacific Ocean much cooler than normal, while the western Pacific is much warmer than normal. These anomalies in sea surface temperature are mirrored in rainfall patterns, with warmer-than-normal temperatures resulting in enhanced rainfall. In general, La Niña brings unusually heavy rain to the West Pacific, Indonesia, parts of Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.

Published Jan 23, 2008

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