Atmospheric carbon dioxide rebounds as global pollution rates approach pre-Covid levels Atmospheric carbon dioxide rebounds as global pollution rates approach pre-Covid levels Report finds the world’s nations have 11 years left to avoid catastrophic global warming Read more
Meet Ko Barrett: NOAA's senior advisor for climate and IPCC vice-chair Meet Ko Barrett: NOAA's senior advisor for climate and IPCC vice-chair At the end of October, a small team of NOAA experts traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), an international summit aimed at accelerating climate action across the globe. Read more
Urban areas across the U.S. are undercounting methane emissions, a new study shows Urban areas across the U.S. are undercounting methane emissions, a new study shows An eight-year study of Boston’s natural gas system has revealed that emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are significantly higher than previously estimated. Read more
Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November This year’s ozone hole developed similarly to last year's: A colder than usual Southern Hemisphere winter lead to a deep and larger-than-average hole that will likely persist into November or early December. Read more
NOAA's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides one-stop shop for key marine ecosystem data NOAA's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides one-stop shop for key marine ecosystem data The website is a helpful resource for trends, links, and other information related to essential U.S. coastal and marine ecosystem indicator data. The website is a helpful resource for trends, links, and other information related to essential U.S. coastal and marine ecosystem indicator data. Read more
NOAA, Climate Resilience Fund team up to accelerate U.S. climate resilience NOAA, Climate Resilience Fund team up to accelerate U.S. climate resilience NOAA and the Climate Resilience Fund (CRF) announced on October 22, 2021, the results of its 2021 competitive grants program supporting projects that will help U.S. communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Read more
Atmospheric carbon dioxide rebounds as global pollution rates approach pre-Covid levels 5Nov2021 Read more Read more
2020’s Economic Slowdown Provides Opportunity to Investigate Ozone Pollution in the U.S. 16Sep2021 Read more When COVID-19 pandemic began in the US, counties and cities across the nation imposed stay at home orders, closed schools or imposed travel restrictions. From March 2020 onward, many Americans hung up car keys and settled into their homes for work and school. Traffic patterns dramatically changed, and previously smog filled vistas became clearer. Read more
NOAA’s new uncrewed glider poised to help vastly increase high-altitude research 7Oct2021 Read more NOAA scientists are testing a reliable, low-tech, uncrewed glider that can return a small payload of scientific instruments from the stratosperhere to a pre-determined landing spot, potentially opening up vast new reaches of the atmosphere to scientific investigation. Read more
New research helps crack the mystery of clouds to improve climate prediction 25Aug2021 Read more NOAA and partner research on clouds and air-sea interactions will help improve a new generation of models that predict our weather and climate, according to a new summary article that is part of a special issue of the open access journal Earth System Science Data. Read more
Meet Ko Barrett: NOAA's senior advisor for climate and IPCC vice-chair 1Nov2021 Read more At the end of October, a small team of NOAA experts traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), an international summit aimed at accelerating climate action across the globe. Read more