National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Monitoring Laboratory
This online resource presents trends in globally-averaged monthly and yearly atmospheric nitrous oxide levels determined from marine surface sites. Read More →
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Global Monitoring Laboratory
This online resource presents trends in globally-averaged monthly and yearly atmospheric methane levels determined from marine surface sites. Read More →
Robert Vautard, Augustin Colette, Erik van Meijgaard, Frederik Meleux, Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, Friederike Otto, Isabelle Tobin, Pascal Yiou
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Climate simulations suggest a potential increase in frequency of stagnant wintertime conditions that prevailed over northwestern Europe in December 2016: it is significant in one multimodel ensemble but not in two single-model ensembles.Read More →
This report provided an overview of the in situ measured greenhouse gases for 2016. Levels of CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached new highs in 2016 which were respectively, 145%, 257% and 122% of pre-industrial (before 1750) levels. Read More →
B. Ekwurzel, J. Boneham, M. W. Dalton, R. Heede, R. J. Mera, M. R. Allen, P. C. Frumhoff
Climatic Change
This article traces the rise in global atmospheric emissions from industrial carbon producers and seeks to highlight these emissions' historical responsibilities for climate change. Read More →
Nikolaos Christidis, Mark McCarthy, Andrew Ciavarella, Peter A. Stott
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS)
This article describes how extreme winter sunshine in the United Kingdom, as observed in the record high 2014/15 season, has become more than 1.5 times more likely to occur under the influence of anthropogenic forcings.Read More →
Frauke Feser, Monika Barcikowska, Susanne Haeseler, Christiana Lefebvre, Martina SchubertFrisius, Martin Stendel, Hans von Storch, Matthias Zahn
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
After transitioning from a hurricane to an extratropical storm, Gonzalo tracked unusually far, achieving exceptional strength over Europe; however, it was within the historical range of such transforming storms.Read More →