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2012 Year in Pictures: The Top 10 Most Striking Images

Published: December 29th, 2012

Extreme Weather 101: Drought & Our Changing Climate

Published: December 26th, 2012

Lubchenco, Head of NOAA, To Step Down in February

Published: December 12th, 2012, Last Updated: December 12th, 2012

Colombia’s Cloud Forests Besieged by Climate Change

Published: December 8th, 2012

Changing Colombian Andes Pose Risk for Millions

Published: December 8th, 2012

Working Wonders Without Water Out West

Published: December 1st, 2012

Tenacious U.S. Drought Worsens, To Last Through Winter

Published: November 29th, 2012, Last Updated: November 29th, 2012

Drought Puts Trees the World Over ‘At the Edge’

Published: November 21st, 2012

Climate Change Leads to Tougher Times on the Ranch

Published: November 18th, 2012

Biotech Claims GM Trees are Fuel Industry ‘Game-Changer’

Published: November 17th, 2012

Rising Ocean Temps Threaten the Ocean Food Chain

Published: October 26th, 2012

Throughout the U.S., the Onset of Autumn Is Falling Back

Published: October 17th, 2012

World’s Biggest Geoengineering Test ‘Violates’ UN Rules

Published: October 16th, 2012

Autumn is on the Move

Published: October 15th, 2012

Great Barrier Reef Loses More Than Half its Coral Cover

Published: October 7th, 2012

Fish Size to Shrink Due to Climate Change, Study Says

Published: October 1st, 2012

Image of the Day: Walnut Trees Can’t Stand the Heat

Published: October 1st, 2012

Image of the Day: Cookies & Candy for the Cows

Published: September 29th, 2012

Ocean Acidification Threatens Food Security, Report

Published: September 24th, 2012

Image of the Day: The Wildfires that Continue to Burn

Published: September 20th, 2012

News, Blogs & Features

May 22nd, 2013 - NOAA Satellite Malfunctions, May Affect Forecasts
May 22nd, 2013 - Limiting Methane Leaks Critical to Gas, Climate Benefits
May 21st, 2013 - Making Sense of the Moore Tornado in a Climate Context
May 21st, 2013 - Widespread Greenland Melting A Sign of Things to Come
May 20th, 2013 - Tornadoes Rake Okla., Kansas as Storm Threat Continues

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Arctic Paradox: Warmer Arctic May Mean Cold Blasts for Some

Arctic warming and loss of sea ice may change atmospheric circulation patterns in parts of the northern hemisphere.