Tiny shells reveal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean Tiny shells reveal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean In first-of-its-kind research, NOAA scientists and academic partners used 100 years of microscopic shells to show that the coastal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean average — with the seafood supply in the crosshairs. Read more
NOAA researchers are working to make traveling in winter weather safer NOAA researchers are working to make traveling in winter weather safer Forecasters are good at predicting large winter storms, but even mild winter weather can be dangerous for travelers. Read more
Indo-Pacific Ocean warming is changing global rainfall patterns Indo-Pacific Ocean warming is changing global rainfall patterns Rainfall declines may affect U.S. West Coast and parts of the East Coast New research by NOAA and a visiting scientist from India shows that warming of the Indo-Pacific Ocean is altering rainfall patterns from the tropics to the United States, contributing to declines in rainfall on the United States west and east coasts. Read more
NOAA Research scientists named AAAS Fellows NOAA Research scientists named AAAS Fellows NOAA scientists Patricia Quinn, Ph.D., of the Pacific Marine Environmental Lab, and Leo Donner, Ph.D., of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, were named today as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more
Braving the Eye of the Storm Braving the Eye of the Storm Research from drone penetration of hurricane eyewall published First data to be published from experimental drone flights into hurricane eyewalls demonstrates value for improving models. Read more
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
Indo-Pacific Ocean warming is changing global rainfall patterns 27Nov2019 Read more New research by NOAA and a visiting scientist from India shows that warming of the Indo-Pacific Ocean is altering rainfall patterns from the tropics to the United States, contributing to declines in rainfall on the United States west and east coasts. Read more
NOAA launches major field campaign to improve weather and climate prediction 7Jan2020 Read more Picture a calm, sunny day at a tropical beach. You look out at the ocean and in the distance a flotilla of small white clouds sails close to the waves. It’s ideal weather and typical of many days in the tropical Atlantic. However, scientists don’t fully understand how these ubiquitous clouds (a type of “shallow convective cloud”) form and impact the ocean, and it represents one of the largest uncertainties in predicting climate change. Read more
From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways drones are helping NOAA scientists conduct research 12Nov2019 Read more Read more
2019 ozone hole smallest on record 21Oct2019 Read more 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