A Year Locked in Ice A Year Locked in Ice Unprecedented international expedition to explore the central Arctic gets underway An expedition to the central Arctic will give scientists the first opportunity to study the dramatic changes sweeping across the top of the world for an entire year. Read more
A Message from Craig McLean: Hurricane Dorian and Exceptional Service A Message from Craig McLean: Hurricane Dorian and Exceptional Service NOAA Research Assistant Administrator Craig McLean's message to colleagues, dated Monday, September 9th, regarding Hurricane Dorian and its wide-ranging impacts Read more
Researchers are gathering data on Hurricane Dorian to improve forecasts Researchers are gathering data on Hurricane Dorian to improve forecasts Read more
Experimental tool helps improve flash flood forecasts in the Northeast U.S. Experimental tool helps improve flash flood forecasts in the Northeast U.S. Researchers at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory and the NOAA National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center are testing an experimental flash flood and intense rainfall forecasting tool. Read more
Watch live: NOAA’s deep-sea expedition to seamounts and canyons Watch live: NOAA’s deep-sea expedition to seamounts and canyons Tune in online August 28 through September 14 Get ready: We’ve got more “must-see TV” of mysterious creatures and features of the deep sea coming your way. Read more
NOAA research shows promise for predicting marine heat waves NOAA research shows promise for predicting marine heat waves Marine heatwaves, like the one that hit the U.S. west coast in 2014, can have devastating impacts on the environment and economy. Read more
A Message from Craig McLean: Hurricane Dorian and Exceptional Service 10Sep2019 Read more NOAA Research Assistant Administrator Craig McLean's message to colleagues, dated Monday, September 9th, regarding Hurricane Dorian and its wide-ranging impacts Read more
New NOAA app brings earth and space animations to your phone 2Aug2019 Read more NOAA's SOS Explorer Mobile, an app for personal mobile devices, tells earth science stories by playing visually stunning movies on a virtual globe. Read more
Airborne research shows East Coast cities emitting twice as much methane as estimated 22Jul2019 Read more A new NOAA and University of Michigan study using an instrumented airplane has found unexpectedly large emissions over five major cities along the East Coast - twice the total amount of methane and almost 10 times the amount estimated from natural gas. Read more
NOAA is developing underwater robots to map, measure toxicity of Great Lakes algal blooms 14Aug2019 Read more Two underwater robots will be gliding throughout the western Lake Erie basin this week, as NOAA and its partners at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) test technology to autonomously monitor and measure the toxicity of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Read more
NOAA seeks public input on future priorities for research and development 12Jul2019 Read more NOAA is asking the general public and our stakeholders for comments on a new draft plan that outlines agency priorities for research and development from 2020 to 2026. Read more