Rain in southern Wisconsin earlier this week should help relieve some of the drought stress that continues to plague the state this summer.  But climate experts say one area in far northern Wisconsin has already maxed …

State Climatologist Steve Vavrus said this is the first time since the Drought Monitor started in 2000 that any part of Wisconsin has ranked in the highest category.

Feng He explained that scientists are still debating what exactly weakens the AMOC and causes it to move towards a tipping point – if that is what it does. “If there is anything at all …

Steve Vavrus was one of the many speakers talking about the moderate to severe drought currently going on in Wisconsin.

For the first time in a decade, the Wisconsin State Climatology Office is receiving government funding. A USDA grant will focus the office on rural needs, particularly those of farmers. We talk to the new …

The Nelson Institute’s Center for Climatic Research Director Michael Notaro has done extensive research on Australia’s monsoon season, contributing to six papers from 2011-20. His most recent research on monsoons focuses on how both terrestrial (vegetation and …

If you don’t remember your grass ever looking this dry, you’re not alone. Over the last three months, south-central Wisconsin has only had around 4 inches of rain, which is about eight less than average. …

May was historically dry in Wisconsin, becoming the fourth-driest on record since 1895, with only 1.59 inches of precipitation averaged statewide.