When an El Niño or its opposite, La Niña, forms in the future, it's likely to cause more intense impacts over many land regions — amplifying changes to temperature, precipitation, and wildfire risk — due to the warming climate.

As the hurricane season reaches its peak, scientists at NCAR and UCAR are closely watching the storm and its potential for strong winds, torrential rains, and widespread flooding.

Scientists want to better understand and predict hailstorms, which cause more than $10 billion of damage yearly.

Flooding caused by rain falling on snowpack could more than double by the end of this century in some areas of the western U.S. and Canada due to climate change.

Droegemeier, an experienced leader in the atmospheric sciences community, has been picked by President Trump to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy.