Rising emissions drive greenhouse gas index increase Rising emissions drive greenhouse gas index increase Record levels of greenhouse gas pollution continued to increase humanity’s impact on the atmosphere’s heat-trapping capacity during 2018, according to a yearly analysis released by NOAA scientists today. Read more
New NOAA, partner buoy in American Samoa opens window into a changing ocean New NOAA, partner buoy in American Samoa opens window into a changing ocean NOAA and partners have launched a new buoy in Fagatele Bay within NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa to measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the waters around a vibrant tropical coral reef ecosystem. Read more
Former NOAA employee Christina Koch greets NOAA from the International Space Station Former NOAA employee Christina Koch greets NOAA from the International Space Station It's not every day you get a message from space. Read more
The DNA found in sea turtle poop could be scientists’ newest monitoring tool The DNA found in sea turtle poop could be scientists’ newest monitoring tool Tracking the signal of environmental DNA, or eDNA, can be used to track animals themselves. Read more
US methane emissions flat since 2006 despite increased oil and gas activity: study US methane emissions flat since 2006 despite increased oil and gas activity: study Despite a 46 percent increase in US natural gas production since 2006, there has been no significant increase of total US methane emissions, and only a modest increase from oil and gas activity, according to a new NOAA analysis of long-term atmospheric measurements. Read more
NOAA names Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to host cooperative institute NOAA names Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to host cooperative institute The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region. Read more
A Message from Craig McLean: Hurricane Dorian and Exceptional Service 10Sep2019 Read more NOAA Research Assistant Administrator Craig McLean's message to colleagues, dated Monday, September 9th, regarding Hurricane Dorian and its wide-ranging impacts Read more
New NOAA app brings earth and space animations to your phone 2Aug2019 Read more NOAA's SOS Explorer Mobile, an app for personal mobile devices, tells earth science stories by playing visually stunning movies on a virtual globe. Read more
Airborne research shows East Coast cities emitting twice as much methane as estimated 22Jul2019 Read more A new NOAA and University of Michigan study using an instrumented airplane has found unexpectedly large emissions over five major cities along the East Coast - twice the total amount of methane and almost 10 times the amount estimated from natural gas. Read more
NOAA is developing underwater robots to map, measure toxicity of Great Lakes algal blooms 14Aug2019 Read more Two underwater robots will be gliding throughout the western Lake Erie basin this week, as NOAA and its partners at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) test technology to autonomously monitor and measure the toxicity of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Read more
NOAA seeks public input on future priorities for research and development 12Jul2019 Read more NOAA is asking the general public and our stakeholders for comments on a new draft plan that outlines agency priorities for research and development from 2020 to 2026. Read more