Category Archives: Climate
The State of our Lakes
Overview Seen from space, Earth is a beautiful blue sphere. Take away the clouds and you’ll discover that 71% of the surface is covered by water. Looking a little closer you’ll see that just 3% is freshwater from lakes, glaciers, … Continue reading
August Climate Digest
Overview Each month, we will provide information regarding the previous month’s climate. August 2014’s average global land and ocean temperature was the warmest August since records began in 1880. The summer months of June, July and August were the hottest … Continue reading
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
As part of National Severe Weather Preparedness week, the EarthNow team is releasing its latest featured story, regarding extreme weather and climate change. Three out of four adults in America say that global warming is affecting weather in the United States. Global warming is also being blamed on changing weather patterns internationally, including by delegates at the United Nations Convention on Climate Change. This piece explores what the science says about these changes and extreme weather.
For more information on how you can “be a force of nature,” visit NOAA’s Weather-Ready Nation page at: http://noaa.gov/wrn Continue reading
