NOAA, National Archives team up with citizen-scientists to reconstruct historical climate of the Arctic NOAA, National Archives team up with citizen-scientists to reconstruct historical climate of the Arctic Before satellites, weather data transmitters, or computers, there were the ship's logs of Arctic sea voyages. A new crowdsourcing effort could make the weather data from these ship logs available to climate scientists worldwide. Read more
Scientists show climate patterns may influence extreme U.S. tornado seasons Scientists show climate patterns may influence extreme U.S. tornado seasons NOAA and university researchers believe they have found a climate signal related to a specific phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation that could be linked to, and possibly serve as a predictor of, massive tornado outbreaks. Read more
Arctic summer wind shift could affect sea ice loss and U.S./European weather Arctic summer wind shift could affect sea ice loss and U.S./European weather Changes in summer Arctic wind patterns contribute not only to an unprecedented loss of Arctic sea ice, but could also bring about shifts in North American and European weather. Read more
Colorado’s governor awards scientists for air quality work during Gulf oil spill Colorado’s governor awards scientists for air quality work during Gulf oil spill A team of scientists from NOAA and the University of Colorado-CIRES will receive the governor’s Award for High-Impact Research for discoveries made during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis. Read more
Watch video LIVE from the seafloor as NOAA and partners explore deep-sea volcanoes Watch video LIVE from the seafloor as NOAA and partners explore deep-sea volcanoes With just a computer or mobile device, you can virtually join a NOAA-led team of 35 international scientists as they explore seafloor volcanoes. Read more
University of Guam reaches milestone toward establishing NOAA Sea Grant College Program University of Guam reaches milestone toward establishing NOAA Sea Grant College Program The University of Guam is now one step closer to creating a NOAA Sea Grant College Program based on its excellent performance since joining the Sea Grant network as a project in 2004. 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
NOAA launches major field campaign to improve weather and climate prediction 7Jan2020 Read more Picture a calm, sunny day at a tropical beach. You look out at the ocean and in the distance a flotilla of small white clouds sails close to the waves. It’s ideal weather and typical of many days in the tropical Atlantic. However, scientists don’t fully understand how these ubiquitous clouds (a type of “shallow convective cloud”) form and impact the ocean, and it represents one of the largest uncertainties in predicting climate change. Read more
From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways drones are helping NOAA scientists conduct research 12Nov2019 Read more Read more
Tiny shells reveal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean 16Dec2019 Read more In first-of-its-kind research, NOAA scientists and academic partners used 100 years of microscopic shells to show that the coastal waters off California are acidifying twice as fast as the global ocean average — with the seafood supply in the crosshairs. Read more