To call what’s happening in the oceans right now an anomaly is a bit of an understatement. Since March, average sea surface temperatures have been climbing to record highs, as shown in the dark line ...

Several eastern states are experiencing an unusual August, with temperatures in some areas running 5 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit below average so far this month, according to PRISM weather data.

The stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) induces temperature anomalies in the lower stratosphere and tropical tropopause layer (TTL) that are cold when lower-stratospheric winds are easterly ...

I’m very cross with myself. My last two articles were about Trump saying he might invade Greenland, and then about Trump declaring that he would annex Canada (but no threat of physical violence so far ...

Two marine heat waves occurring simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean are being linked to a forecast for record warm temperatures this weekend. It might be the first full weekend of October, but for ...

Every day for the last 12 months, the world’s sea surface temperatures have broken records. Ocean scientists are growing increasingly concerned. “It’s not just an entire year of record-breaking ocean ...

It’s only February, but indications are the weather pattern is going to turn warmer-than-normal for at least a few weeks. Some enhanced long-range modeling shows the warmer-than-normal temperatures ...

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic Detail page. Start with air-temperature records. Estimates of Earth’s average temperature have already hit new highs four times this ...

January 2008 has been an exceptional month for winter weather, not only in North America but across the globe, according to numerous indicators. We’ve had anecdotal evidence of odd weather in the form ...