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A NOAA-funded startup innovates for social good

A NOAA-funded startup innovates for social good

As the catastrophic Colorado wildfires of late 2020 burned out of control, a small company based in Fort Collins, Colorado, decided to use the event as a rare opportunity to test a brand-new technology.

November 9, 2022 0 Comments
NOAA celebrates new Arctic observatory near Utqiaġvik

NOAA celebrates new Arctic observatory near Utqiaġvik

More than 50 years after NOAA commissioned the first Arctic atmospheric observatory in a temporary building at the northernmost point of the United States, NOAA leadership celebrated a new, expanded observatory and research facility worthy of the significance of its work. 

August 5, 2022 0 Comments
NOAA wind forecasts result in $150 million in energy savings every year

NOAA wind forecasts result in $150 million in energy savings every year

Accurate, high resolution weather forecasts equate to cost savings across many different industries, but it is not always clear exactly what those cost savings are.

May 18, 2022 0 Comments
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. 

October 20, 2021 0 Comments
NOAA “reels in” data on Utah’s winter ozone problem

NOAA “reels in” data on Utah’s winter ozone problem

A deep sea fishing rod is probably not the first tool that comes to mind when thinking about how to study air pollution in a remote inland desert, but it’s the heart of a new NOAA system that has given scientists a minute-by-minute look at how quickly the sun can convert oil and gas facility emissions to harmful ground-level ozone.

September 19, 2016 0 Comments
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