The recent sighting of a gray whale near Nantucket has captivated the scientific community. Once thought extinct in the ...

dry conditions for the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio Valley. Whether we’re in a La Niña year, El Niño year or neither is ...

Fisheries scientists who were fired by the Trump administration say they've been living in limbo as their work is sidelined.

Mr. Trump issued an executive order opening up the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, which lies some 750 ...

These commitments came at the Fifteenth Intergovernmental Session of UNESCO’s IOC Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific ...

As the world cruises through spring, meteorologists and climatologists are closely watching ever-changing water temperatures ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation ...

Extreme rainfall events can cause devastating floods, landslides, and widespread damage, yet predicting them remains a major challenge. While scientists often study how often and how intensely it ...

The El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most influential interannual climate phenomena in the global ocean-atmospheric system, with profound impacts on weather patterns, particularly ...