1. Climate and food security. Photo of farmer tilling soil

    Global food system faces multiple threats from climate change

    The impacts are expected to be particularly pronounced for the poor and those living in tropical regions.

    • Climate

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  2. Visualizations of Earth, air, fire, and water

    Earth Science Week 2015: NCAR visualizes Earth, air, fire & water

    Software engineers and scientists collaborate to visualize research.

    • Climate,
    • Data,
    • Weather

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  3. Engineering for Disaster. Photo: bicycle path channels floodwaters during 2013 storm, Boulder, CO

    Engineering for disaster

    As damages from extreme weather events rise, systems designed to be resilient are more important than ever.

    • Climate

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  4. possible ice-free future for the Arctic: still image from sea ice visualization

    Shrinking sea ice: Modeling the Arctic's future

    This visualization shows how September sea ice in the Arctic could disappear by the end of this century.

    • Climate

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  5. Sea surface temperatures on Aug. 3 in 1997 and 2015

    Watch 2015 and 1997 El Niños build, side by side

    The El Niño brewing in the tropical Pacific is on track to become one of the strongest such events in recorded history and may even warm its way past the historic 1997-98 El Niño.

    • Climate,
    • Data

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