New study: Dust, warming portend dry future for the Colorado River New study: Dust, warming portend dry future for the Colorado River Land management efforts could help protect snowpacks, water from a warmer future Reducing the amount of desert dust swept onto snowy Rocky Mountain peaks could help Western water managers deal with the challenges of a... Read more
New study: Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City’s water supply New study: Rising temperatures challenge Salt Lake City’s water supply Sensitivity study helps the city, others in the Intermountain West, plan for the future In an example of the challenges water-strapped Western cities will face in a warming world, new research shows that every degree... Read more
NOAA Sea Grant awards $1.8 million to Sandy-hit states to better understand public response to coastal storm threats NOAA Sea Grant awards $1.8 million to Sandy-hit states to better understand public response to coastal storm threats NOAA Sea Grant this month announced $1.8 million in grant awards to Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey to enhance the American... Read more
Encouraging information from this year’s observations of the Antarctic ozone hole Encouraging information from this year’s observations of the Antarctic ozone hole For nearly 50 years, scientists with NOAA have launched high-altitude balloons from the South Pole, to understand why a hole was forming... Read more
Water vapor in the upper atmosphere amplifies global warming, says new study Water vapor in the upper atmosphere amplifies global warming, says new study A new study shows that water vapor high in the sky and the temperature at the Earth’s surface are linked in a “feedback... Read more
NOAA, Aquarium of the Pacific report on the future of American ocean exploration NOAA, Aquarium of the Pacific report on the future of American ocean exploration More than 100 explorers, scientists, government officials, academics, and industry leaders who attended the inaugural ‘Ocean... Read more
NOAA and partners launch buoy to track changing coastal chemistry in Chesapeake Bay 6Apr2018 Read more A new buoy, launched by NOAA and partners at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, will measure changes in ocean acidification that could impact... Read more
Study: Climate change soon to be main cause of heat waves in West, Great Lakes 19Mar2018 Read more A new analysis of heat wave patterns appearing today in Nature Climate Change concludes that climate change driven by the... Read more
NOAA Science Report highlights 2017 research accomplishments 9Mar2018 Read more The NOAA Annual Science Report provides an overview of the agency’s research portfolio, and highlights a selection of... Documents to download Final NOAA Science Report 1 pager(.pdf, 1.2 MB) - 97 download(s) Final 2017 NOAA Science Report(.pdf, 10.04 MB) - 128 download(s) Read more
New National Academies' report lays out path forward for methane research 27Mar2018 Read more A new National Academies of Sciences' report calls on several federal agencies to work together to improve techniques for... Read more
To improve seasonal storm track forecasts, look to the tropical stratosphere 27Mar2018 Read more People have become familiar with “bomb cyclones” this winter, as several powerful winter storms brought strong winds and... Read more