Category: Expertise: Climate Science

In many areas of the country, proper building design and construction depend on accurate expectations of how deeply the ground will freeze in the winter.…

We know that global and national average temperatures have been increasing since around the start of the 20th century. But have there also been increases…

Severe snowstorms can have significant impacts on human safety and economic activity. As global temperatures increase, it is important to understand how severe winter storms…

Accurate, consistent, and homogenous data are critical for understanding the current climatology of tropical cyclones and identifying any trends in these storms in a changing…

Asheville, North Carolina – Working with over 4,000 citizen scientists from all over the world, the Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites – North Carolina…

With the substantial change in the Arctic sea ice and associated impacts of the change in weather and climate system, ecosystems, and coastal communities, it…

Policy makers rely on climate observations and model predictions that inherently contain uncertainties. Accurate characterization of these uncertainties is necessary to make well-informed decisions. Observations…

Satellite proxies for tropical rainfall (shaded) can identify changes in the global circulation (contours). These patterns help the energy sector anticipate changes in demand over…

A nine-part report, led by NCA Technical Support Unit (TSU) lead scientist Kenneth Kunkel, has been produced as input to the Third National Climate Assessment.…