Simulated geoengineering evaluation: cooler planet, but with side effects Simulated geoengineering evaluation: cooler planet, but with side effects A new modeling study led by two NOAA researchers highlights the vast challenges and potentially damaging consequences of solar geoengineering actions large enough to ward off extreme warming by the end of the 21st century. Read more
NOAA’s Climate Program Office announces 2021 Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellows NOAA’s Climate Program Office announces 2021 Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellows Nine new postdoctoral fellows are commencing cutting-edge research projects that will contribute innovative climate science to the research community as well as NOAA's mission. Read more
From Mars to the deep ocean: NOAA and partners describe new technology transforming ocean exploration From Mars to the deep ocean: NOAA and partners describe new technology transforming ocean exploration Editor's note: If you missed the live event. Have no fear. You can watch the program on NOAA Ocean Exploration on YouTube On Wednesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT, join explorers from an upcoming NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition to hear about innovative technologies NOAA and its partners are developing to advance exploration. Learn how the navigation technology used on NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter is being adapted for use on an autonomous underwater vehicle in Earth’s deep ocean and how environmental DNA can be used to learn more about the animals that live there. Read more
Seafloor mapping data reveals large number of gas seeps off U.S. West Coast Seafloor mapping data reveals large number of gas seeps off U.S. West Coast The West Coast continental shelf is known to host methane bubble streams, formerly thought to be rare. Now, a new discovery sheds light on the extent and distribution of seafloor methane seeps. Read more
6 ways NOAA scientists advanced our knowledge of the planet in 2020 6 ways NOAA scientists advanced our knowledge of the planet in 2020 NOAA scientists can get a lot done in a year. That’s one big takeaway from the 2020 NOAA Science Report, which outlines our agency’s key scientific accomplishments from 2020. Read more
NOAA awarded U.S. patent for innovative lionfish trap NOAA awarded U.S. patent for innovative lionfish trap NOAA’s recently-patented lionfish trap could be a solution that offers both ecological and commercial benefits. Read more
Carbon dioxide peaks near 420 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory 7Jun2021 Read more In May, NOAA's measurements at the Mauna Loa observatory averaged 419.13 parts per million. Scientists at Scripps calculated a monthly average of 418.92 ppm. It's the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago. Read more
NOAA index tracks how greenhouse gas pollution amplified global warming in 2020 24May2021 Read more The annual analysis of samples collected by NOAA’s Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network provides an updated measure of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gas pollution. Read more
Meet 5 NOAA buoys that help scientists understand our weather, climate and ocean health 2Jun2021 Read more Keeping track of ocean health is critical for understanding climate change, weather patterns, and the health of important fisheries. But how do NOAA and partner scientists gather data on such a vast environment? Read more
NOAA, Boeing team up to test greenhouse gas-measuring technology 3Jun2021 Read more Scientists with NOAA's Global Monitoring Laboratory will evaluate the optimal placement of greenhouse-gas sampling inlets on a Boeing 737 flying testbed owned by Alaska Air during Boeing's 2021 ecoDemonstrator technology development program. Read more
NOAA initiatives among the first round of Ocean Decade endorsed actions 11Jun2021 Read more NOAA scientists and priorities are well reflected in several of the first Ocean Decade actions endorsed and announced this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC). Documents to download NOAA Blue Carbon Inventory Project.4.21.21(.pdf, 1.09 MB) - 166 download(s) Read more