Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November Antarctic ozone hole is 13th largest on record and expected to persist into November This year’s ozone hole developed similarly to last year's: A colder than usual Southern Hemisphere winter lead to a deep and larger-than-average hole that will likely persist into November or early December. Read more
NOAA's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides one-stop shop for key marine ecosystem data NOAA's National Marine Ecosystem Status website provides one-stop shop for key marine ecosystem data The website is a helpful resource for trends, links, and other information related to essential U.S. coastal and marine ecosystem indicator data. The website is a helpful resource for trends, links, and other information related to essential U.S. coastal and marine ecosystem indicator data. Read more
NOAA, Climate Resilience Fund team up to accelerate U.S. climate resilience NOAA, Climate Resilience Fund team up to accelerate U.S. climate resilience NOAA and the Climate Resilience Fund (CRF) announced on October 22, 2021, the results of its 2021 competitive grants program supporting projects that will help U.S. communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change. Read more
Researchers head to the mountains to improve weather and water forecasting tools Researchers head to the mountains to improve weather and water forecasting tools A new NOAA-led study of precipitation high in the Colorado Rockies aims to give water managers better forecasts for runoff in the critically important Colorado River Basin. Read more
New study finds urban corals persist in unlikely places New study finds urban corals persist in unlikely places A new study finds coral that live in urban areas have some cool adaptations for their challenging conditions - even specialized proteins for defending against toxic substances. Read more
This solar geoengineering idea has a Goldilocks problem This solar geoengineering idea has a Goldilocks problem Marine cloud brightening, a geoengineering approach to cooling the surface of the Earth by increasing the reflectivity of marine clouds, may be more difficult to execute than anticipated, according to a new NOAA study. Read more
Atmospheric carbon dioxide rebounds as global pollution rates approach pre-Covid levels 5Nov2021 Read more Read more
Craig N. McLean, director of NOAA Research, to retire 18Nov2021 Read more Craig N. McLean, assistant administrator of NOAA Research, who began his NOAA career as a uniformed officer in the NOAA Corps four decades ago and rose to lead the agency’s research division and become a champion of ocean exploration, scientific integrity and science diplomacy, has announced his plan to retire from public service on April 1, 2022. Read more
Meet Ko Barrett: NOAA's senior advisor for climate and IPCC vice-chair 1Nov2021 Read more At the end of October, a small team of NOAA experts traveled to Glasgow, Scotland to attend the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), an international summit aimed at accelerating climate action across the globe. Read more
Southern Ocean confirmed as strong carbon dioxide sink 3Dec2021 Read more A new study published this week in the journal Science estimates the Southern Ocean absorbs 550 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere per year, confirming its role as a significant carbon sink. Read more
NOAA Research's top 5 stories from 2021 14Dec2021 Read more Spectacular footage from inside a hurricane; a major ocean mapping milestone; new insights on the continued impacts of climate change, and much more -- 2021 was a busy year for NOAA Research. As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at a few of our biggest research stories of the last 12 months. Read more