NOAA unveils 10-year roadmap for tackling ocean, Great Lakes acidification NOAA unveils 10-year roadmap for tackling ocean, Great Lakes acidification Read more
NOAA improves harmful algal bloom forecasts with new 3-D model NOAA improves harmful algal bloom forecasts with new 3-D model Read more
NOAA researchers model risk of Asian carp invasion in Lake Huron NOAA researchers model risk of Asian carp invasion in Lake Huron New ecosystem model examines potential effects of Asian carp becoming established in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron New research by NOAA and partners finds that two species of invasive Asian carp -- the bighead carp and silver carp, collectively known as bigheaded carps -- could be capable of establishing populations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron and affecting the health of ecologically and economically important fish species such as yellow perch. Read more
NOAA Science Report highlights 2019 research accomplishments NOAA Science Report highlights 2019 research accomplishments Read more
Sinkhole Science: Groundwater in the Great Lakes Sinkhole Science: Groundwater in the Great Lakes New video features sinkhole research at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab Read more
NOAA teams up with Viking to conduct and share science aboard new Great Lakes expedition voyages NOAA teams up with Viking to conduct and share science aboard new Great Lakes expedition voyages NOAA plans to expand its research in the Great Lakes region as the agency teams up with the travel company Viking to carry scientists aboard new expedition voyages planned to begin in 2022. Read more
When smoke is in the air, all eyes turn to this NOAA weather model 26Aug2020 Read more NOAA's HRRR-Smoke model may still be designated as experimental, but when wildfires are burning, many count on it for smoke forecasts. Read more
Aviation is responsible for 3.5 percent of climate change, study finds 3Sep2020 Read more The study evaluated all of the aviation industry’s contributing factors to climate change, including emissions of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide, and the effect of contrails and contrail cirrus – short-lived clouds created in jet engine exhaust plumes at aircraft cruise altitudes that reflect sunlight during the day and trap heat trying to escape at night. Read more
Arctic melt season puts focus on sea ice forecasts 21Aug2020 Read more Improving Arctic sea ice forecasts is a high priority for NOAA, as indigenous communities, fisheries, ecotourism, oil and gas industries, shipping concerns, wildlife managers and scientists need better information in a region that is rapidly shifting from a reliable frozen ice cap to an open-water ocean. Check out an animation of this summer's Arctic snow and ice melt. Read more
Mapping, listening at the bottom of the sea 26Aug2020 Read more Barely had the ink dried on the partnership agreement signed by NOAA and ocean explorer Victor Vescovo, owner of Caladan Oceanic LLC, when his team headed out to the Pacific Ocean to dive and map the Mariana Trench, and answer the questions -- how deep and where exactly is the bottom of the ocean. Read more
NOAA teaming up with Arizona firm to advance study of stratosphere 19Aug2020 Read more World View Enterprises has offered to carry a miniaturized NOAA instrument on its high-altitude balloon to capture measurements of atmospheric particles on a series of flights in 2021 that will last weeks and cover thousands of miles at altitudes above 55,000 feet. Read more