Simulated natural versus human-induced global temperature, 1890-2000
Figure 1-6 Simulated natural versus human-induced global temperature, 1890–2000. Using an ensemble of four climate models, scientists can [...]
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Precipitation patterns during El Niño in Northern Hemisphere winter
Figure 1-5 Precipitation during El Niño in the Northern Hemisphere winter. (Courtesy of NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental [...]
What happens during El Niño and La Niña events?
During El Niño (above, left), the trade winds decrease, ocean water piles up off South America, the sea surface temperature increases in the [...]
Average sea level pressure in Northern Hemisphere summer and winter
Figure 1-3 Northern hemisphere summer (June–August) versus winter (December–February) plots of the annual average atmospheric pressure at sea [...]
Annual rainfall anomaly in Micronesia, 1950–2010
Figure 2-12 Annual rainfall anomaly (inches per month per decade) in the WNP sub-region from 1950 to 2010 shows that whereas islands in the west are [...]
Maximum monthly temperature anomaly time series from Yap, Guam, and Palau, 1952 to 2012
Figure 2-10 Maximum monthly temperature anomaly time series from 1952 to 2012 (using 1960– 1990 as the mean reference period) for single monitoring [...]
Examples of high and low islands
Figure 1-2 Examples of high and low islands. The Pacific Islands region includes high islands that may rise to more than 13,000 feet above sea [...]
Map of the Pacific Islands region and sub-regions
Figure 1-1 Map of the Pacific Islands region and sub-regions. The region includes the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands [...]
Factors affecting extreme water levels in the Pacific Islands
Figure 3-1 Factors affecting extreme water levels in the Pacific Islands. In the Pacific Islands, extreme water levels primarily result from a [...]
Indicators of climate change in the Pacific Islands region
The 2012 PIRCA identified several key indicators of climate change in Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands region. [...]
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