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La Nina today, gone tomorrow?
February 18, 2025
These maps show two ways of looking at the sea surface temperature anomaly (difference from average), with the Niño-3.4 key monitoring region indicated by the boxes. The top maps shows the traditional sea surface temperature anomaly: the departure of January 2025 sea surface temperature from the 1991–2020 average. For the bottom map, the average anomaly across the entire tropical oceans is also subtracted, highlighting how cool the Niño-3.4 region is relative to the rest of the tropics. 
NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: February 20
February 18, 2025
Experts recap January and provide outlooks through May
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice.
January temperature marks new global milestone
February 12, 2025
Arctic sea ice coverage near record low
January 16, 2025: The sun rises over mist that formed over the countryside in Somerset, England. January 2025 was the world's warmest January in NOAA’s 176-year global climate record.
Raging wildfires, Arctic blast struck the U.S. last month
February 10, 2025
January 2025 was nation’s 6th driest on record
January 8, 2025: A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck to battle the Palisades Fire while it burns homes on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, California. Dry conditions and near-hurricane-force Santa Ana winds contributed to the rapid spread of wildfires in the area.
Groundhog Day 2025: Will winter linger? Or will spring prevail?
February 2, 2025
This curious groundhog isn't Punxsutawney Phil, but they sure are cute.
How climate conditions brought historic snow, record-low temps to the U.S. South
January 30, 2025
After the storm clouds cleared on January 22, 2025, satellites captured an unusual sight: a swath of snow arcing around the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Southeast. 
2024 was the world’s warmest year on record
January 10, 2025
Antarctic sea ice coverage second lowest on record, behind 2023
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024. Gentoo penguins and seals make their return to Palmer Station in Antarctica. Antarctic sea ice coverage in 2024 was the second lowest on record.
2024 was nation’s warmest year on record
January 10, 2025
Year marked by active hurricane season, near-record number of tornadoes
 People cool off and play in water sprayed from a fire hydrant during hot weather in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. New York state — and the continental U.S. —  had their warmest year on record in 2024. 
NOAA, NASA to announce 2024 global temperature ranking, climate events
January 3, 2025
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: floods, heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and loss of glacial ice.
The hidden forces transforming Christmas traditions
January 2, 2025
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