NOAA scientists and several partners are taking a fresh look at persistent air pollution problems bedeviling the nation’s two largest Intermountain metro regions, Denver and Salt Lake City, from the ground, in the air, and from space, during new research projects launched this month.
Summer airborne research targets Rocky Mountain ozone pollution Read More >
New research by a team including current and former NOAA-affiliated scientists has shown that atmospheric concentrations of a class of ozone-depleting chemicals used as refrigerants,
A class of ozone-depleting chemicals is declining, thanks to the Montreal Protocol Read More >
When the container vessel Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore Harbor on March 26, 2024, deliveries to
Measuring pollution levels in the Port of Baltimore after the bridge collapse Read More >
A new study finds that air pollutants emitted from cooking can account for nearly a quarter of human-caused volatile organic compounds in dense urban areas.
Those delicious smells may be impacting air quality Read More >
This groundbreaking study could lead to vast improvements in fire weather forecasting.
First-of-its-kind experiment illuminates wildfires in unprecedented detail Read More >
‘Zooming’ into hurricanes, a new underwater vehicle and a fish mystery solved.
5 science wins from the 2023 NOAA Science Report Read More >
Meet seven women who are tackling greenhouse gas research challenges head on through innovating measurement technologies, integrating data into models, translating research findings into content for a variety of audiences, and more.
Meet the women of NOAA advancing greenhouse gas research Read More >
Analyzing the forecast, decision support and new tools for the future The wind-driven Marshall Fire erupted into the most costly wildfire in Colorado history on
Looking back at Colorado’s Marshall Fire Read More >
The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022, produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded by modern scientific instruments, blasting an enormous amount of water and volcanic gases higher than any other eruption in the satellite era.
NOAA data and models help scientists track the global carbon cycle Greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are projected to reach a record 36.8 billion
Record carbon dioxide emissions impeding progress on meeting climate goals Read More >
