NOAA: El Niño and high tide flooding, a possible double whammy for some coastal communities in 2026 NOAA Research Hydrology May 18, 2026NOAA’s National Weather Service is predicting El Niño is likely to emerge by July 2026 and continue through the winter,...
NOAA: Phase of El Niño-Southern Oscillation foreshadows U.S. wildfire activity up to a year in advance NOAA Research Hydrology May 1, 2026New research shows how La Niña and El Niño influence U.S. wildfires By NOAA Research The Pacific Ocean’s El Niño-Southern...
NOAA RESEARCH: Groundbreaking atmospheric river forecasting collaboration crosses the finish line NOAA Research Planning and management March 27, 2026From NOAA Research: A cutting-edge forecast system developed by NOAA, Colorado State University, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the...
NOAA’s atmospheric river research: Serving up data rain or shine NOAA Research Planning and management May 27, 2025A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events From NOAA Research As the western United States...
The growing impact of ENSO on extreme drought and flood events NOAA Research Hydrology April 28, 2025By NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory Extreme hydroclimate events, such as droughts, floods, and heavy rainfall, account for a...
NOAA: The weather and climate influences on the January 2025 fires around Los Angeles NOAA Research HydrologyWildfires and watersheds February 22, 2025Highlights A trifecta of fire-friendly climate conditions set the stage for the January 2025 fires: back-to-back wet winters that boosted...
NOAA tests next-generation wildfire detection and warning tools NOAA Research Wildfires and watersheds July 23, 2024From NOAA: Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in NOAA’s new...
NOAA RESEARCH: National Academies unveils strategy to modernize probable maximum precipitation estimates NOAA Research HydrologyScience July 2, 2024From NOAA Research: For more than 75 years, high-hazard structures in the United States, including dams and nuclear power plants,...