National Center for Atmospheric Research Archives

U.S. Population Affected by Heat Waves Could Quadruple by 2050: Research

U.S. residents' exposure to extreme heat could increase four- to six-fold by mid-century, due to both a warming climate and a population that's growing especially fast in the hottest regions of the ...

Scientists Develop Breakthrough Computer Forecasting Models for Wildfires

Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique that offers the promise, for the first time, of producing continually updated daylong predictions of wildfire growth throughout the ...

Cutting Specific Pollutants Would Slow Sea Level Rise

With coastal areas bracing for rising sea levels, new research indicates that cutting emissions of certain pollutants can greatly slow down sea level rise this century. The research team found that ...