For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the Sun’s global coronal magnetic field, a region of the Sun that has only been observed irregularly in the past. The resulting observations are providing valuable insights into the processes that drive the intense solar storms that impact fundamental technologies, and thus lives and livelihoods, here on Earth.

NSF NCAR has named Lewis Groswald its new strategic partnerships lead. Groswald comes to NSF NCAR from Lockheed Martin, where he led government relations in weather and Earth science for the company’s commercial civil space portfolio in Washington, D.C.

A project co-led by NSF NCAR that will use artificial intelligence models to predict storm evolution has received funding through NSF's Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program.

More accurately predicting periods of increased hurricane activity weeks in advance may become possible due to new research published this month. Research from NSF NCAR shows that twice as many hurricanes form two days after the passing of large-scale atmospheric waves called Kelvin waves than in the days before.

Greenhouse gas concentrations, the global temperature across land and the ocean, global sea level, and ocean heat content all reached record highs in 2023, according to the 34th annual State of the Climate report.