Sea Grant announces 93 million for aquaculture research and industry support Sea Grant announces 93 million for aquaculture research and industry support NOAA has announced 32 research grants totaling $9.3 million for projects around the country to further develop the nation’s marine... Read more
New research: Forests minimize severe heat waves New research: Forests minimize severe heat waves Extensive, mature forest cover can mitigate the impact of severe heat waves, droughts and other weather extremes over large regions,... Read more
NOAA, NASA team up again to investigate the atmosphere over Antarctica NOAA, NASA team up again to investigate the atmosphere over Antarctica On the ATom mission, NASA, NOAA, and a team of scientists are probing the secrets of Earth's remote atmosphere out over the deep... Read more
NOAA observing buoys validate findings from NASA’s new satellite for measuring carbon dioxide NOAA observing buoys validate findings from NASA’s new satellite for measuring carbon dioxide NOAA, NASA measure carbon dioxide over tropical Pacific Ocean during El Niño The strong El Niño event of 2015-2016 provided NASA and NOAA an unprecedented opportunity to test the effectiveness of the newest... Read more
Why is it getting cloudier in the Arctic? Why is it getting cloudier in the Arctic? Dispatches from the Arctic Editor’s note: This is the fifth dispatch from Jeremy Mathis, director of NOAA’s Arctic Research Program, who is leading a... Read more
NOAA and partners launch deep-sea Atlantic expedition NOAA and partners launch deep-sea Atlantic expedition Deep SEARCH to study corals, canyons and seeps off southeast US coast Follow along with NOAA's Ocean Explorer on a four-year effort with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management... 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