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2024 Was the Warmest Year on Record
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Published January 10, 2025
A NASA analysis shows that global temperatures in 2024 were 1.28 degrees Celsius (2.30 degrees Fahrenheit) above the agency’s 20th-century baseline.
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Cold and Snow Wallop the U.S.
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Published January 7, 2025
The first major, widespread winter storm of 2025 delivered snow, ice, and frigid temperatures to a large swath of the country.
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The Fast Fire Threat
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Published December 12, 2024
Two decades of satellite data show that the most destructive U.S. fires burn in grasslands and shrublands fanned by strong winds.
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Charting the Exceptional, Unexpected Heat of 2023 and 2024
Published November 19, 2024
Global temperatures have soared in recent years and climate scientists are trying to understand why.
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Drought Expands Across the U.S.
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Published November 1, 2024
Dry conditions parched all but two states in October 2024 and worsened as the month progressed.
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Ozone Hole Continues Healing in 2024
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Published October 31, 2024
The area of depleted ozone over the Antarctic ranked the seventh smallest since recovery began in 1992.
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Where Warehouses Are Built, Air Pollution Follows
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Published October 19, 2024
New research shows that the presence of warehouses in the Los Angeles area is associated with higher levels of airborne particulate pollution.
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Ocean Heat for Hurricane Helene
Published September 26, 2024
Warm water from the Loop Current helped fuel Helene as the storm approached Florida’s Big Bend region.
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Arctic Ozone Hits Record High
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An active atmosphere at northern latitudes contributed to the highest monthly Arctic ozone concentrations measured in the satellite era.
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Confronting Florida’s Coral Collapse
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Published September 17, 2024
After a brutally hot summer in 2023 that caused widespread bleaching and coral death, summer 2024 was more favorable for the state’s vulnerable reefs.
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A Series of Rare Disturbances in the Stratosphere
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Published September 3, 2024
The polar vortex elongated and weakened over Antarctica, causing rare warming events.
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