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An infographic available for download in this story that shows the different between a stable polar vortex (globe on the left) over the Arctic and a disrupted polar vortex (globe on the right) that results in very cold temperatures southward over the United States and elsewhere.

March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021

Understanding the Arctic polar vortex

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Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

Periods of extreme humid heat occurring decades earlier than expected

May 11, 2020

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Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

Dangerous heat wave this weekend, spanning Central to Eastern U.S.

July 19, 2019

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Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

An aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters March 17, 2019. An increase in water levels of surrounding rivers and waterways caused by record-setting snowfall over the winter in addition to a large drop in air pressure caused widespread flooding across the state of Nebraska. See more Air Force photos at https://www.afspc.af.mil.

NCEI provides a post-game analysis of extreme spring weather

May 29, 2019

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An aerial view of Offutt Air Force Base and the surrounding areas affected by flood waters March 17, 2019. An increase in water levels of surrounding rivers and waterways caused by record-setting snowfall over the winter in addition to a large drop in air pressure caused widespread flooding across the state of Nebraska. See more Air Force photos at https://www.afspc.af.mil.

NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

NOAA celebrates 25 years of developing climate services in Africa

April 29, 2019

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NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

Stock photo of people on the street in Quebec, Canada, taking shelter from a heavy rainstorm, while three people in the background brave the elements with umbrellas.

Ask the scientist: Extreme rainfall, why it happens and how we predict it

August 8, 2018

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Stock photo of people on the street in Quebec, Canada, taking shelter from a heavy rainstorm, while three people in the background brave the elements with umbrellas.

New research shows that mature forests like this patchwork of state and private land in central Connecticut can help minimize the occurrence of severe drought and heat waves.

New research: Forests minimize severe heat waves

October 23, 2017

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New research shows that mature forests like this patchwork of state and private land in central Connecticut can help minimize the occurrence of severe drought and heat waves.

A heat wave and smog on the shoreline of Chicago Illinois.

Oppressive summer heat grips large portions of U.S.

July 22, 2016

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A heat wave and smog on the shoreline of Chicago Illinois.

An overflight shows some of the damage that Hurricane Sandy caused when it hit the east coast at the end of October, 2012.

Resilience 101: How America can withstand wild weather

January 21, 2016

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An overflight shows some of the damage that Hurricane Sandy caused when it hit the east coast at the end of October, 2012.

The day they arrived in Oklahoma to begin filming, most of the "Twister" cast, including star Bill Paxton, went storm-chasing with NOAA researchers participating in the VORTEX field project designed to study tornadoes like this one. Though the cast didn't see any tornadoes that day, VORTEX scientists took measurements of this one that occurred June 2, 1995, south of Dimmitt, Texas.

NOAA awards $5.7 million to improve hazardous weather forecasts

October 9, 2015

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The day they arrived in Oklahoma to begin filming, most of the "Twister" cast, including star Bill Paxton, went storm-chasing with NOAA researchers participating in the VORTEX field project designed to study tornadoes like this one. Though the cast didn't see any tornadoes that day, VORTEX scientists took measurements of this one that occurred June 2, 1995, south of Dimmitt, Texas.

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