Abstract: Various aspects of the severe beat wave that affected the midwestern and eastern United States in mid-July 1995 and led to hundreds of heat-related deaths are examined. First, the event is placed in historical context ...

Abstract: WMO-recommended 30-yr normals are no longer generally useful for the design, planning, and decision-making purposes for which they were intended. They not only have little relevance to the future climate, but are often ...

Abstract: The global climate during 1999 was impacted by Pacific cold episode (La Niña) conditions throughout theyear, which resulted in regional precipitation and atmospheric circulation patterns across the Pacific Ocean and ...