Uncovering NOAA’s inventors Uncovering NOAA’s inventors NOAA steps up effort to move new ideas from lab to marketplace It’s no surprise that an agency of scientists working to create better weather forecasts, manage ocean resources and monitor the environment would have a healthy share of inventors. “Whenever we visit NOAA labs we find a new invention,” said Derek Parks, the acting deputy director of the NOAA Technology Partnerships Office. Read more
From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways drones are helping NOAA scientists conduct research From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways drones are helping NOAA scientists conduct research Read more
2019 ozone hole smallest on record 2019 ozone hole smallest on record Warmth in polar stratosphere limited depletion Abnormal weather patterns in the upper atmosphere over Antarctica dramatically limited ozone depletion in September and October, resulting in the smallest ozone hole observed since 1982, NASA and NOAA scientists reported today. Read more
Mahoney named director of NOAA’s Global Systems Division Mahoney named director of NOAA’s Global Systems Division Read more
New temperature product improves global climate monitoring New temperature product improves global climate monitoring Record cold and record warm temperatures across the planet can cause major and widespread impacts to life and property. But how frequent are these extreme temperature events? How do the frequencies of record warm events and record cold events compare, and have their relative frequencies changed over time? Read more
Tiny Particles Brighten Clouds in the Tropics Tiny Particles Brighten Clouds in the Tropics Airborne mission finds a global belt of particle formation is making clouds brighter Findings from one of the first studies produced by the Atmospheric Tomorgraphy mission suggest climate models may underestimate the cooling effect of tropical clouds. 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
A Year Locked in Ice 20Sep2019 Read more 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
Old weather “time machine” opens a treasure trove for researchers 9Oct2019 Read more https://cires.colorado.edu/A NOAA-funded research team ha published an update the 20th Century Reanalysis Project, a dauntingly complex, high-resolution, four-dimensional reconstruction of the global climate that estimates what the weather was for every day back to 1836. Read more
Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century, says new study 7Oct2019 Read more Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe. While the climate continues to warm, scientists expect the frequency and intensity of heat waves to increase. However, a commonly overlooked aspect is the spatial size of heat waves, despite its important implications. Read more