1. Hot summers increasing in the U.S.

    A new study finds that extremely warm summers are not only occurring more frequently in the contiguous United States, but are likely to become normal by mid-century.

    • Climate

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  2. Melting glaciers

    A new study that provides the first comprehensive satellite analysis of Earth’s melting glaciers and ice caps has grave implications for sea level rise.

    • Climate

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  3. Group photo of Clara Deser, David Schneider, and Dennis Shea

    New help for navigating climate data

    The growing array of tools at the disposal of climate scientists doesn’t necessarily make life any easier for them. Each set of data has its idiosyncrasies, some of which aren’t evident at first glance.

    • Climate,
    • Data

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  4. Dan Satterfield, broadcast meteorologist

    Taking the heat: A weathercaster’s view

    How one weathercaster puts the weather report into a climate context.

    • Climate

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  5. UCAR Magazine

    What's happening with methane?

    Atmospheric carbon dioxide has been increasing fairly steadily for decades, but methane has accumulated at a more erratic pace. The increase virtually stalled for much of the last decade before resuming after 2007.

    • Climate,
    • Air Quality

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