Watch live: NOAA’s deep-sea expedition to seamounts and canyons Watch live: NOAA’s deep-sea expedition to seamounts and canyons Tune in online August 28 through September 14 Get ready: We’ve got more “must-see TV” of mysterious creatures and features of the deep sea coming your way. Read more
NOAA research shows promise for predicting marine heat waves NOAA research shows promise for predicting marine heat waves Marine heatwaves, like the one that hit the U.S. west coast in 2014, can have devastating impacts on the environment and economy. Read more
Giant sinkholes are adding water to Lake Huron. Scientists ask: How much? Giant sinkholes are adding water to Lake Huron. Scientists ask: How much? This summer, NOAA researchers are studying an unusual feature of Lake Huron: giant sinkholes. Read more
Searching for tiny clues to changing seas Searching for tiny clues to changing seas An annual zooplankton surveys help scientists track the health of the Bering and Chukchi seas. Read more
Bird die-offs provide window into a changing Arctic Bird die-offs provide window into a changing Arctic A tiny seabird's struggle is emblematic of a changing Arctic. Read more
Unprecedented 2018 Bering Sea ice loss repeated in 2019 Unprecedented 2018 Bering Sea ice loss repeated in 2019 During winter 2018 the sea ice in the Bering Sea reached record-low levels thanks to persistent warm southerly winds. These conditions caused the ice to retreat to the northern reaches of the 800,000 square mile body of water. Read more
A Year Locked in Ice 20Sep2019 Read more An expedition to the central Arctic will give scientists the first opportunity to study the dramatic changes sweeping across the top of the world for an entire year. Read more
Old weather “time machine” opens a treasure trove for researchers 9Oct2019 Read more https://cires.colorado.edu/A NOAA-funded research team ha published an update the 20th Century Reanalysis Project, a dauntingly complex, high-resolution, four-dimensional reconstruction of the global climate that estimates what the weather was for every day back to 1836. 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
Heat waves could increase substantially in size by mid-century, says new study 7Oct2019 Read more Our planet has been baking under the sun this summer as temperatures reached the hottest ever recorded and heat waves spread across the globe. While the climate continues to warm, scientists expect the frequency and intensity of heat waves to increase. However, a commonly overlooked aspect is the spatial size of heat waves, despite its important implications. Read more