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November 2015 warmest on record
November was a whopping 1.75°F (0.97°C) above 20th century average. Also, hottest January-November in the 136-year NOAA record.
December 18, 2015
Global impacts of strong 2015 El Niño
People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98.
December 16, 2015
Historic rainfall floods southeast India
More rain fell in 24 hours - in the city of Chennai, India - on December 1-2, 2015, than since 1901.
December 9, 2015
Looking for meteorites in Antarctica
One-minute video on searching the Antarctic ice sheet for meteorites from outer space.
December 9, 2015
Strong earthquake off Indonesia’s Ambon island
USGS reports a 6.9-magnitude quake this morning - a strong earthquake - in the ocean near Indonesia's Ambon Island. Why this region is prone to strong earthquakes.
December 9, 2015
Vast river network once flowed across Sahara
Scientists have captured amazing new radar images of a paleoriver network underneath the desert sands of the Sahara.
December 8, 2015
End of 2015 hurricane season
Below-normal Atlantic hurricane season, but active eastern and central Pacific season shatters records.
December 7, 2015
Greenland icy, not green, when colonized?
A new study questions the popular notion that 10th-century Vikings were able to colonize Greenland because of unusually warm weather.
December 7, 2015
Two powerful volcanos erupted this week
Europe's Mount Etna and Nicaragua's Momotombo both erupted spectacularly in this first week of December, 2015.
December 4, 2015
Ice loss benefits Adélie penguins, for now
Over the past 14,000 years, penguin numbers in East Antarctica increased 135-fold because of disappearing glaciers and sea ice. How long can populations keep growing?
December 2, 2015
