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This Month in Climate History: May 1999 Tornado Outbreak
This month in climate history, we remember the devastating tornado outbreak across Oklahoma and Kansas on May 3, 1999.
DROUGHT: Monitoring Economic, Environmental, and Social Impacts
We cannot fully understand drought without also understanding its impacts, which can affect all parts of our environment and communities.
U.S. Drought Monitor Update for April 30, 2013
According to the April 30 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 46.9% of the contiguous U.S.
NCDC Insider: Meet NCDC Meteorologist, Richard Heim
This month’s edition of NCDC Insider features one of the Center’s drought and snow experts with over 30 years of service at NOAA.
Continental-Scale Temperature Variability during the Last Two Millennia
A team of 78 researchers has published the most comprehensive reconstruction of past temperature changes at the continental scale.
DROUGHT: Degrees of Drought Reveal the True Picture
The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly report describes current conditions using a numeric drought classification scale.
U.S. Drought Monitor Update for April 23, 2013
According to the April 23 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covers 47.3% of the contiguous U.S.
Picture Climate: Why Are Buckets Important to Climate Science?
Less than a hundred years ago, scientists and sailors used ordinary wooden buckets to measure sea surface temperatures.
March: Out Like a Lion—A Climate.gov Video
April 15, 2013, Climate.gov released a new video starring Deke Arndt, Chief of the Climate Monitoring Branch at NCDC.
NCDC-led Papers Make AMS Top 10 “Most Read” List
As of April 22, 2013, two NCDC-led papers rank among the American Meteorological Society’s top ten “most read” papers.
