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2026 spring snow was below average but not a record low. The longer view? Northern Hemisphere spring snow cover is shrinking. See the trends: buff.ly/pEMwCw1 #ClimateScience #SnowCover #Water #Snow

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Climate.us @climate.us · 14/10/2026

She put his critique on a dartboard. Then they became collaborators. How a climate modeler and a fossil expert helped unravel Earth’s ancient warming: buff.ly/zKM0qUO #FromtheArchive #Fossils #NationalFossilDay

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Climate.us @climate.us · 14/10/2026

Four winters. Four of the lowest Antarctic sea ice peaks on record. 2026’s winter maximum ranked third-lowest. By early October, ice extent hit record lows for the time of year. What’s driving the losses? Scientists are investigating. buff.ly/s5NvZgm

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Climate.us @climate.us · 09/10/2026

El Niño strengthened in September. NOAA now gives it a 100% chance of becoming “very strong” by Sep–Nov. For coastal communities, that can mean more high-tide flooding. Our latest blog explains the forecast and how to check your local flood outlook. buff.ly/RhDQwOG #ElNino #ClimateScience #ENSO

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Climate.us @climate.us · 07/10/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Last Camp on Isle Derniere, Louisiana” by Daniel Kariko. Year and Medium: 2017, photography

Louisiana is experiencing the highest rate of coastal erosion in America. Major storms, including Katrina and Rita in 2005, and Ida in 2021, have drastically changed the geography of Louisiana’s coast. Many of South Louisiana’s communities, including Indigenous Americans, Cajuns, and Asian Americans are affected by loss of natural resources, economic impact, and direct loss of property. People of Louisiana are closely defined by the landscape they inhabit. Yet every year, small local communities gradually sink into the wetlands. This subject is a proverbial “canary in the mine” for issues that affect the entire planet.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 06/10/2026

In 2015, unusually heavy rain soaked Illinois pumpkin fields during a critical growing period, contributing to poor yields. A seasonal reminder that climate and weather can reach all the way to our porches—and our pies. buff.ly/uGqGgyd #ClimateScience #Pumpkins #Fall #Agriculture #FromTheArchive

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After it rains, go outside and breathe in deeply. That wonderful earthy smell in the air? It’s called petrichor. And climate change could alter when and where it happens.

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How climate change is altering petrichor, the glorious smell after it rains

As the planet changes, so will this nostalgia-triggering scent

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Climate.us @climate.us · 01/10/2026

October outlook: No part of the U.S. is favored to have a cooler-than-average month. Meanwhile, nearly 80% of the contiguous U.S. entered October abnormally dry or in drought. See NOAA’s temperature, precipitation & drought outlooks: buff.ly/i7Blwc7 #ClimateChange

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Climate.us @climate.us · 30/09/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Grinnell Mt. Gould Quadtych” by Diane Burko. Year and Medium: 2009, oil on canvas

This work portrays Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana in four time periods between 1920 and 2006, with the glacier losing mass in each painting. The piece considers the marks that humanity leaves on the landscape, reflecting the impact of industrial and colonial activity on those same landscapes. While these paintings deal with impending climate catastrophe, rather than lingering in dystopia they celebrate the sublimity of the landscape by honoring the intricate geological and political webs that shape the identity of a place.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 29/09/2026

Trusted climate information should be available to everyone. Your support helps Climate.us keep the science accurate, accessible, and useful. Help us keep going: buff.ly/UfSQBfB

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Climate.us @climate.us · 24/09/2026

Why is the Atlantic so quiet while the Pacific is so busy? As of Sept. 21: - Atlantic: 6 named storms, 0 hurricanes - NE Pacific: 17 named storms, 6 hurricanes El Niño explains why. Changes in the tropical Pacific can reshape hurricane activity. Learn more: buff.ly/BiTvfTn #ClimateWeekNYC

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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/09/2026

Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2026 minimum on Sept. 12, tying for the 10th lowest in the satellite record. The long-term decline is clear, even though the trend has flattened since 2007. Scientists are studying why—and what it means. More: www.climate.us/news-feature... #ClimateWeekNYC

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Arctic sea ice 2026 summer minimum extent tied for 10th lowest

Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 12, 2026. At 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78 million square miles), the 2026 minimum extent is statistically tied for tenth lo...

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Climate.us @climate.us · 22/09/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Imagining Climate Resiliency in the Pacific Northwest” by Claire Seaman. Year and Medium: 2021, oil on canvas

This piece was commissioned by the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group. Developed in collaboration with scientists and tribal representatives, the work acknowledges the inevitable while highlighting how we can cultivate good. From the urban West Coast to the shrubsteppe of eastern Washington, resiliency looks different in every landscape. True resiliency is not bound within the realm of science; social justice is equally as vital to every solution. The piece aims to make climate resiliency concepts more accessible. After all, before any goal can be accomplished, it must first be envisioned.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 17/09/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Rim Fire Progression” by Adrien Segal. Year and Medium: 2020, india ink and charcoal on paper

I created the Wildfire Progression Series sculptures and drawings using geographic data to reveal the shape of wildfires as they grew over time. Wildfire is both a necessary process for a healthy forest ecosystem and very destructive to human lives. I bring attention to the dissonant forces at play in wildland areas that have regularly burned throughout history, and are increasingly being developed by humans, whose presence in turn disrupts the wildland ecology.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 17/09/2026

Summer 2026 was the warmest on record for the contiguous U.S., according to NOAA, surpassing previous records set in 1936 and 2021. August also set a new temperature record, while drought expanded across much of the country. Visit Climate.us for more climate news, data, and trends.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 16/09/2026

Update on #NCA5: Thanks to the last-minute push by so many of you last week, more than 100 comments were submitted on the proposed amendment before the Sept. 9 deadline. Thank you for making your voices heard and supporting a transparent, rigorous scientific process.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 16/09/2026

It wasn’t just a hot summer. Summer 2026 was the warmest on record for the contiguous U.S., according to NOAA NCEI, and August was also the warmest August on record. Meanwhile, drought expanded to 59% of the country. Visit Climate.us for more climate news, data, and trends.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 15/09/2026

ICYMI: Want to see what El Niño looks like? Look at the clouds. More clouds and rain are developing over the warm central tropical Pacific, while the western Pacific is becoming clearer and drier. It’s a classic El Niño atmospheric pattern—and it strengthened in August. buff.ly/0UwAHRd

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Blogs: ENSO

The ENSO Blogs landing page.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 10/09/2026

There’s a 100% chance of El Niño continuing through winter. Yes, 100%. And there’s now a 75% chance it could become the strongest El Niño on record by October–December. So what are scientists seeing? @ClimateUS has the pictures. buff.ly/i7y8Yxm

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Climate.us @climate.us · 09/09/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Water Painting” by Ellen Blum. Year and Medium: 2021, mixed media on watercolor paper

When the pandemic hit, pools closed, and I took up open-water swimming. I started to feel connected to nature in a new way and began a series about ‘mostly water,' and what it means to be human – and sentient. Aquatic environments have since been the focus of my practice. I think about how nature informs our lives as a species, as well as on a personal, soul level. I started using water from oceans, lakes, rivers, and harbors in my color washes, as a symbol of life, resiliency, and renewal.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 09/09/2026

Sea Ice Today is back! For nearly two decades, scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, or NSIDC, have helped people understand what is happening to sea ice in the Arctic and around Antarctica. Its monthly science analyses were paused last fall. buff.ly/e20zCU6

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Climate.us @climate.us · 08/09/2026

Gov't plan to revise key climate report lists no scientists as authors and offers no information on how the plan will be peer-reviewed. You don’t have to be a climate scientist to know this isn’t how science should be done. Use your voice! Comments due Sept. 9: buff.ly/irGbLiR #NCA5

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Climate experts respond to the government’s plan to amend the Fifth National Climate Assessment

Experts question the need for the proposed amendment, its scientific objectivity, and whether it complies with the strict rules and procedures that are supposed to guide federal government production…

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Climate.us @climate.us · 04/09/2026

September is here, but that doesn’t mean the fall weather is. Much of the U.S. is leaning warmer-than-average this month. Parts of the West could see wetter conditions, with some drought improvement possible. www.climate.us/news-feature... #Climate #Weather #September #Drought #ClimateScience #NOAA

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U.S. temperature, precipitation, and drought outlook maps for September 2026

Warmth favored for most of the country, with a little good news for the dry West.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 03/09/2026

Teachers, we know you have enough on your plate. Teaching Climate connects you with 700+ free, ready-to-use climate and energy resources reviewed by educators and scientists. Start exploring: climate.us/teaching #ClimateEducation #BackToSchool

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Climate.us @climate.us · 02/09/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Oak Forest, Eighteen Months After the Fire (triptych)” by Jenny Helbraun Abramson. Year and Medium: 2022, digital photography

The 2017 Tubbs Fire traumatized my home community, Sonoma County, California, with the breathtaking speed of its spread. Dozens of lives were lost and more than 5,000 homes. Over the following three years, we experienced three more major wildfires. Once the burn areas reopened, I began to record the state of our beloved oak woodlands and my shock at what fire left behind. Recurrent disasters, including ongoing drought, record-breaking heat spells, and unusually heavy winter rains, have wrought a new sense of fragility and responsibility after our naivete was crushed.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 01/09/2026

Our goal at Climate.us is straightforward: make trusted, nonpartisan climate information easy to find—and hard to erase. Our Project Director, Rebecca Lindsey, recently spoke with EESI and explains why that matters and what we’re building for the future. Read more: www.eesi.org/articles/vie...

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Climate.us @climate.us · 31/08/2026

Climate literacy isn’t about memorizing facts. It’s about understanding risks, asking better questions, preparing for change, and participating in decisions that affect your community. Climate knowledge belongs to everyone. www.climate.us

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Climate.us @climate.us · 27/08/2026

Super-duper El Niño? Warming oceans make the strength harder to measure. Emily Becker explains the new “yardstick” scientists are using to separate El Niño from long-term global warming trends. www.climate.us/news-feature...

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Super-duper (or, El Niño in a warming world)

Our current El Niño is not yet the strongest on record, but the atmosphere across the Pacific is already reacting.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 26/08/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Spruce Smoke” by Ree Nancarrow. Year and Medium: 2012, quilted fiber

Fire is a critical factor influencing the ecology of the northern Boreal Forest. Wildfires remove the duff and soil layers that insulate permafrost, and as the permafrost melts it releases methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This quilt depicts a flashback of burning spruce trees inset into bare ground and dead trees smoldering after a fire.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 24/08/2026

38 years and counting. That's how long the world's mountain glaciers have now lost ice, without a single year of net gain. This graph tracks the annual gain or loss of ice mass in the WGMS "reference glacier" network (grey bars) alongside the cumulative loss over the same period (red line). [1/3] 🌎️🧪

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Climate.us @climate.us · 19/08/2026

NOAA's latest climate report shows that Jan-Jul 2026 was the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-driest in the 132-year national record. Every state except for AK experienced above-average temps. At the end of July, nearly half the CONUS was in drought. For more climate summary highlights, see: buff.ly/wdKO2fl

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Climate.us @climate.us · 19/08/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “0.64” by Cody Norton. Year and Medium: 2020, construction grade sign, metal post

Artist statement: The Texas Blackland Prairies spans from North Texas to San Antonio. This ecosystem has been nearly destroyed by modern agriculture, urbanization of the land, and climate change, leaving less than 1% of the original ecosystem protected (some estimate only 0.64% remains). The current generation may be the last with the opportunity to preserve even small remnants of the once-extensive natural ecosystem. Unless action is taken, this essential prairie for the Central Texas region will be lost.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 17/08/2026

Fossil fuel emissions hit a record high in 2025: 10B+ metric tons of carbon, 3x the 1960s rate. All 3 major greenhouse gases also hit record levels—CO2 +53%, methane +166%, N2O +26% vs. pre-industrial. From the new BAMS State of the Climate report. Read more highlights: buff.ly/Y18qfMf 🌍️ 🧪

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Climate.us @climate.us · 13/08/2026

It's ENSO-forecast day at NOAA — the perfect day for an ENSO announcement of our own. Starting next week, we're taking baby steps toward rebooting the ENSO Blog, which ran on Climate(.)gov from 2014–2025. 🌎️🧪 [1/4]

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Climate.us @climate.us · 12/08/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “In the Eye of the Storm” by Simona Clausnitzer. Year and Medium: 2020, linocut print

This piece illustrates the lived experiences of hurricanes, specifically Hurricane Maria. As the climate continues to change, catastrophic storms are expected to become more severe in the Caribbean region. Mirroring a local memorial, shoes follow the road to calmer places. The piece is a composite overlay of three linocuts depicting the storm itself, the infrastructural impacts, and the human impacts. It can be interpreted literally, as a hurricane and its numerous effects, or symbolically: watching ourselves twist in a storm system of inequities that caused Puerto Rico to be without power for as many as 328 days after Maria. The impacts are still being felt years later. As the eye of the storm, we witness all.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 11/08/2026

We've corrected an error in last week's Lake Powell graphic (wrong axis scale + a timing mistake on seasonal peaks) and simplified the chart design. The core finding is unchanged: record-low lake levels. See the updated post at Climate.us: buff.ly/vMyell3 🌍️🧪 #LakePowell #MegaDrought #ClimateChange

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Climate.us @climate.us · 11/08/2026

Where does most excess heat from climate change go? The ocean. Nearly 90% of it over the past 50 years. This map shows 2025 ocean heat content vs. the 1993–2022 average. Orange = more stored heat, and that's most of the map. Read more BAMS State of the Climate highlights: buff.ly/Y18qfMf 🌍️ 🧪

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Climate.us @climate.us · 10/08/2026

2025 was a record year for the planet's vital signs. The new BAMS State of the Climate report found record highs in greenhouse gases, ocean heat, and global sea level. Swipe for headline images. Full highlights at buff.ly/Y18qfMf 🌎️ 🧪 #ClimateChange #ClimateScience #StateoftheClimate2025

Three line graphs showing rising amounts carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide from 1980 to 2025. The amounts are 53%, 166%, and 26% higher than pre-industrial levels, respectively—all record highs. The data is overlaid on a hazy Adobe stock photo of a smokestacks from a power plant churning out smoke and water vapor.

Global map showing the large areas of the ocean that are warmer than average (orange) compared to 1993-2022.

Yearly ice gains or losses (grey bars) from the mountain glaciers in the World Glacier Monitoring Service's global reference network since 1970, with a red line showing the cumulative losses over time. 2025 is the 38th consecutive year of ice loss, which has significantly accelerated since 2000.

Global map of the change in the height of sea levels from 1993 to 2025, based on satellite and station data. The data is scaled from -20 to +20 cm in shades of brown (lower) and blue (higher). The map is overwhelmingly blue. Dots show the location of individual stations.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 05/08/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Ice-burst in a Ghostmarsh” by Tanya Beyer. Year and Medium: 2022, watercolor

This artwork depicts the meltdown of traditional northern winters' icy streams and lakes. The sun rises, heat trapped by cloud cover. The river forms a flooding current, invading an abandoned building. Red-throated loons, normally migrants south from the Arctic, ride the current. Remnants of swamp trees, common in the boreal bogs of the Upper Midwest, pose themselves like goblins, totems of the past, part of the region's lingering character. I work in watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and ink, often taking weather into account to create a mood.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 30/07/2026

You might hear about El Niño on a daily basis, but if you’d like to know more about precisely what it means, Climate.us has the resources you need. #ENSO #ClimateForUs

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Climate.us @climate.us · 29/07/2026

Climate change can feel abstract — until you see the data. Climate.us's climate indicators show what's changing, how fast, and why it matters, in plain language. www.climate.us/climatedashb... #ClimateData #ClimateScience #ClimateAction

Explore climate indicators at Climate.us

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Climate.us @climate.us · 29/07/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Coral Conundrum: Dead or Alive” by Constance Collins. Year and Medium: 2023, handmade paper, upcycled warp yarn remnants

Coral reefs are being threatened globally from climate change, unsustainable fishing, and land-based pollution. This piece recalls coral reefs and their inhabitants. As reefs deteriorate, they lose their vibrant color and their ability to provide nutrients and shelter to thousands of marine species. Here, the gradation from color to monochrome represents the bleaching that occurs as coral dies. We need to protect these crucial ecosystems, or we lose them. I used upcycled remnant warp yarns for the coral clusters and created handmade paper.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/07/2026

Climate.us is honored to be among the winners of the National Center for Science Education (NCSE) Friend of the Planet award for 2026. NCSE granted the award in recognition that Climate.us, “preserves and extends climate content censored from the federal government's websites.” 🌍🧪

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Climate.us @climate.us · 22/07/2026

Climate.us makes climate science easy to find, understand, and use. Look up an indicator like CO2 or sea level. Find maps and data for a class or article. Get plain-language explainers for tricky climate terms. Explore Climate.us!

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Climate.us @climate.us · 22/07/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “FireStorm’23” by David Zeiset. Year and Medium: 2022, digital rendering

This work aims to bring greater awareness to the strength and power of fire and its ability to influence the environment. This work was created after studying many media images of wildfires throughout the country and the world. It aims to capture the terror of wildfires, implant a memorable image in our minds, and give us an opportunity to have a meaningful relation to nature.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 21/07/2026

A deep reservoir of warm water beneath the tropical Pacific has been building since August 2025—and it's fueling the El Niño NOAA confirmed in June. ICYMI, new animation on our site → www.climate.us/news-feature... #ElNiño #ClimateScience 🌍️🧪

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Climate.us @climate.us · 20/07/2026

Weather and climate are connected, but they are not the same. Weather is what we experience day to day. Climate is the longer-term patterns that help explain what is changing, what is becoming more likely, and what communities may need to prepare for. Climate.us helps make those connections clearer.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 16/07/2026

In June, NOAA announced that ENSO—Earth’s most powerful natural climate pattern—had entered its warm phase. Our new animation shows a big reason models expected a strong El Niño from the start: a deep pool of warm water building beneath the tropical Pacific since late 2025. 🌍️🧪 (1/3)

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Climate.us @climate.us · 15/07/2026

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “Reflecting Forward No. 12” by Jason Lindsey. Year and Medium: 2019, photography

This project was inspired by my 13-year-old son who asked about climate change and what the world will look like in the future. I had only murky visions of that future myself and could not give him a clear answer. As a father, I hated that I could not provide much clarity for my son and knew I needed to explore this idea with a photography project. These portraits explore the uncertain futures of the next generation that will be struck the hardest by the impacts of climate change.

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