NOAA names Colorado State University to host cooperative institute for atmospheric research NOAA names Colorado State University to host cooperative institute for atmospheric research The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, to host NOAA’s cooperative institute focused on developing new satellite products and models designed to improve weather and climate prediction. Read more
RISING EMISSIONS DRIVE GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX INCREASE RISING EMISSIONS DRIVE GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX INCREASE Record levels of greenhouse gas pollution continued to increase humanity’s impact on the atmosphere’s heat-trapping capacity during 2018, according to a yearly analysis released by NOAA scientists today. Read more
New NOAA, partner buoy in American Samoa opens window into a changing ocean New NOAA, partner buoy in American Samoa opens window into a changing ocean NOAA and partners have launched a new buoy in Fagatele Bay within NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the waters around a vibrant tropical coral reef ecosystem. Read more
Former NOAA employee Christina Koch greets NOAA from the International Space Station Former NOAA employee Christina Koch greets NOAA from the International Space Station It's not every day you get a message from space. Read more
The DNA found in sea turtle poop could be scientists’ newest monitoring tool The DNA found in sea turtle poop could be scientists’ newest monitoring tool Tracking the signal of environmental DNA, or eDNA, can be used to track animals themselves. Read more
US methane emissions flat since 2006 despite increased oil and gas activity: study US methane emissions flat since 2006 despite increased oil and gas activity: study Despite a 46 percent increase in US natural gas production since 2006, there has been no significant increase of total US methane emissions, and only a modest increase from oil and gas activity, according to a new NOAA analysis of long-term atmospheric measurements. Read more
NOAA science report highlights 2018 research accomplishments 7Mar2019 Read more Forecasting hurricane track and intensity, providing decision support for wildfires, issuing warnings for harmful algal blooms: these are just a snapshot of how NOAA’s research over the past year has provided vital services to Americans every day. A newly released NOAA Science Report celebrates NOAA’s research and development, highlighting how NOAA’s research products impact the lives of all Americans. Read more
Deep diving robots find warming accelerating in ocean off Antarctica 6Mar2019 Read more New research from NOAA and partners analyzing data from deep-diving ocean robots and research cruises shows that the coldest, near-bottom South Pacific waters originating from Antarctica are warming three times faster than they were in the 1990s. Read more
Global ocean is absorbing more carbon from emissions 14Mar2019 Read more New research by NOAA and partners based on extensive sampling of the global ocean finds that the ocean absorbed 34 billion metric tons of carbon from the burning of fossil fuels from 1994 to 2007 — a four-fold increase to 2.6 billion metric tons per year when compared to the period starting from the Industrial Revolution in 1800 to 1994. Read more
This Earth Day, Explore the Ways NOAA Research is Tackling the Planet’s Biggest Questions 16Apr2019 Read more For scientists at NOAA, Earth Day — and every other day of the year — is about getting to the bottom of some of the most pressing questions about the planet we call home: how it works, how it’s changing, and how humans are affecting it. Read more
Drone trains its eyes on flood waters to improve forecasts 20Mar2019 Read more As the Yalobusha River rose around Greenwood, Mississippi, during a major rainstorm in late February, scientists from the Northern Gulf Institute at Mississippi State University deployed a small unmanned plane that took high-resolution images of rising waters and beamed them back in real time to NOAA weather forecasters. Read more