NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown sets sail to boost ocean data for weather prediction NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown sets sail to boost ocean data for weather prediction NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown steamed out of Charleston, South Carolina, on February 15, 2018, for a multi-stage trip around the... Read more
New research reveals patterns of US and global ozone pollution New research reveals patterns of US and global ozone pollution Despite significant gains in controlling ground-level ozone pollution, some residents of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the... Read more
NOAA research holds promise of predicting snowpack before snow falls NOAA research holds promise of predicting snowpack before snow falls New NOAA research is showing we can predict snow levels in the mountains of the West in March some eight months in advance.... Read more
A climate science milestone on Colorado’s Continental Divide A climate science milestone on Colorado’s Continental Divide Fifty years ago, the first carbon dioxide measurement from high in the Rocky Mountains laid the groundwork for one of the climate... Read more
Mining weather data from Civil War-era Navy logbooks Mining weather data from Civil War-era Navy logbooks Old weather data helps scientists understand our changing climate A new grant will let a University of Washington-based project add a new fleet to its quest to learn more about past climate from the... Read more
A new NOAA tool is helping to predict US droughts, global famine A new NOAA tool is helping to predict US droughts, global famine The Evaporative Demand Drought Index, or EDDI, provides early warning of oncoming droughts and crop impacts by measuring the "thirst" of... 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) - 91 download(s) Final 2017 NOAA Science Report(.pdf, 10.04 MB) - 118 download(s) 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
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