Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet.

The air around you isn't just empty space waiting to be filled. It's a dynamic, ever-shifting system that dictates whether you wake up to sunshine or storms. Every breath you take connects you to an ...

A powerful atmospheric river is set to bring heavy rain, strong winds, and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest. The storm system also poses a risk of flash flooding and mudslides for parts of ...

The Earth’s atmosphere is nothing but freely roaming molecules. Left alone, they would drift and collide, and eventually even out into a mixture that’s dynamic, yet stable and broadly unchanging. The ...

Parts of Oregon and Washington just a few weeks ago experienced back-to-back atmospheric river events in less than a week.

Meteorologists, climate scientists and lawmakers have criticized the action. For more than six decades, the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, has been a cornerstone of ...

The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 ...