1. Weather year in review-map showing U.S. heat, global warmth

    The weather year in review: a sneak preview

    Though we’re still more than two weeks from the end of 2012, it’s not too soon to get a sense of how the year will go down in meteorological annals. Some of the signals from January to November are so strong that December won’t change the outcome.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  2. Snowy street in Seattle

    ¡Hola, La Nada!

    NOAA has cancelled the El Niño Watch that’s been in effect since late summer (see PDF), but this doesn't guarantee a placid U.S. winter.

    • Climate,
    • Weather

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  3. warming

    Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, analysis finds

    The new study may provide a breakthrough as scientists try to narrow the range of projections of future global warming.

    • Climate

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  4. Close-up depiction of solar turbulence

    First up: Accelerated scientific discovery

    First in the queue for the NCAR-Wyoming Yellowstone system is a set of 11 computing-intensive projects tackling major problems in Earth and atmospheric science.

    • Climate,
    • Air Quality,
    • Supercomputing,
    • Weather

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  5. View from research site, Kanton Island, American Samoa

    Now you see El Niño, now you don’t

    In recent months there’ve been hints of an El Niño on the horizon that might help quench the ongoing U.S. drought. But those hints might turn out to be as meaningless as a mirage on a parched highway.

    • Climate

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