National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Kittiwake Committee: Monitoring Black-legged kittiwakes in Homer, Alaska

I’m Galen June, and I’m studying marine biology with a minor in statistics at Old Dominion University. I spent my summer in Homer, Alaska, at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR ...
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Five historically huge solar events

Space weather impacts numerous facets of everyday life, including power grids, communications, airline operations, global positioning systems (GPS), and satellites. In addition, there are a large ...
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NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years. Bleaching-level heat ...
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The peak of the hurricane season – why now?

By mid-October, when winter begins to give autumn a little nudge, strong upper-level winds bring increased wind shear to much of the Atlantic basin, while both the air and water temperatures cool. The ...
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A toothy summer in Charleston: My internship studying barium in bottlenose dolphin teeth to determine freshwater exposure

Hi everyone! My name is Hannah Baker and I’m a 2025 Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship student studying Earth and Environmental Sciences with a minor in Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the ...
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NOAA announces management plan for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Restoration Blueprint

After more than a decade of collaboration with cooperating agencies, community experts and public input, NOAA today released the final management plan and environmental impact statement for Florida ...
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Montreal Protocol emerges as a powerful climate treaty

A new report from the U.N., which includes key scientific contributions from NOAA and international partners, confirms that the recovery of Earth’s protective ozone layer is on track, and that the ...
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July 2023 brought record-high temperatures, devastating floods across the U.S.

Montpelier resident Lynnea Timpone paddle boards at the intersection of Main Street and East State Street on July 11, 2023, in Montpelier, Vermont. Up to eight inches of rain fell over 48 hours, ...
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NOAA forecasts summer 'dead zone' of nearly 5.4K square miles in Gulf of Mexico

- Select citation style - APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition MLA (Modern Language Association) 8th edition Plain Text ...
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Handling waves and currents: How to stay safe in the water

Planning a beach vacation this Independence Day or for later this summer? NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) wants you to know how to stay safe when you’re in the water. Know before you go Have fun ...
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NOAA launches America’s first national water forecast model

Launched today and run on NOAA’s powerful new Cray XC40 supercomputer, the National Water Model uses data from more than 8,000 U.S. Geological Survey gauges to simulate conditions for 2.7 million ...
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Carbon dioxide now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels

Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory peaked for 2022 at 421 parts per million in May, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of ...