NOAA awards $3.1 million to 21 small businesses to develop new technology NOAA awards $3.1 million to 21 small businesses to develop new technology Read more
New forecasting system helps prevent mosquito-borne disease outbreaks New forecasting system helps prevent mosquito-borne disease outbreaks Read more
Ocean heatwaves dramatically shift habitats Ocean heatwaves dramatically shift habitats “Thermal displacement” reflects how far species must go to follow preferred temperatures. NOAA scientists have introduced a new way to measure the impact of marine heat waves. Read more
NOAA experimental model predicts smoke movement from California fire NOAA experimental model predicts smoke movement from California fire Read more
New research finds the Western U.S. is a hot spot for "snow droughts" New research finds the Western U.S. is a hot spot for "snow droughts" Read more
NOAA Hurricane Hunters gather key data on Isaias to improve forecasts NOAA Hurricane Hunters gather key data on Isaias to improve forecasts 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
NOAA unveils 10-year roadmap for tackling ocean, Great Lakes acidification 29Jul2020 Read more 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
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
Ocean gliders head to sea to improve hurricane forecasts 15Jul2020 Read more NOAA’s hurricane gliders are heading to sea this week off the coasts of Puerto Rico, the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern U.S. to collect data that scientists will use to improve the accuracy of hurricane forecast models. Read more