NOAA scientists get rare chance to study the effects of an eclipse on weather NOAA scientists get rare chance to study the effects of an eclipse on weather The August 21 eclipse will give NOAA scientists an unprecedented opportunity to compare conditions of the atmosphere with and without... Read more
Solving coastal California’s precipitation puzzle Solving coastal California’s precipitation puzzle Starting this summer, NOAA and the Sonoma County Water Agency will kick off a four-year, $19 million project to build a new regional... Read more
Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth’s protective ozone layer, has had a major side... Read more
Sailing drone captures dawn while crossing the Bering Strait Sailing drone captures dawn while crossing the Bering Strait Unmanned vehicles cruise into Arctic for voyage of data collection In the early hours of August 1, one of two remotely operated unmanned sailing vehicles snapped this dreamy photo as it sailed... Read more
New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom Editor's note: This story and video were shared with NOAA by the University of Michigan. Please go online to read the more detailed... Read more
The spirit of collaboration aboard Gulf of Mexico cruise The spirit of collaboration aboard Gulf of Mexico cruise This summer, NOAA and partner scientists will conduct their most collaborative ocean acidification sampling of the Gulf of Mexico yet.... 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