David Hosansky | 20 May 2011  How can a relatively small increase in the average temperature of the planet lead to numerous record-breaking heat waves? The increase in average global temperatures—about 1.3º Fahrenheit since the mid-19th century—...

David Hosansky | 27 April 2011 • Andrew Monaghan used to spend his time analyzing mathematical models of climate change in Antarctica, working on some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Now the NCAR scientist sits down with traditional h...

David Hosansky | 28 February 2011 • During last year’s crisis involving the massive release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, NCAR issued a much-watched animation projecting that the oil could reach the Atlantic Ocean. But detectable amounts of oil ...

BOULDER—The magnitude of climate change during Earth’s deep past suggests that future temperatures may eventually rise far more than projected if society continues its pace of emitting greenhouse gases, a new analysis concludes. The study, by Na...