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Every few years, the sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean warm or cool due to a recurring climate pattern called the El-Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). This warming and cooling pattern affects weather worldwide...

This March, Hawaii was hit by three consecutive storm systems that brought flooding rains to the islands. These systems, known as kona lows, are subtropical cyclones that occur during the cooler season in the North Central Pacific...

A list of the ACM sponsored events at the upcoming American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in Houston as well as the individual contributions of our members.

With the end of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, we reflect on the seemingly odd dichotomy of this year’s storms: a near-average number of total tropical cyclones with a higher proportion of those storms reaching major hurricane status. Out of the five storms that became hurricanes, four strengthened to become major hurricanes...