Preliminary analysis concludes Pacific Northwest heat wave was a 1,000-year event…hopefully
If the preliminary results are correct, they mean that the heat wave would have been at least 150 times rarer before global warming.
If the preliminary results are correct, they mean that the heat wave would have been at least 150 times rarer before global warming.
A large area of poorly oxygenated water is growing off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Scientists say oxygen levels may fall low enough to create “dead zones.”
Low-oxygen waters off Washington, Oregon coasts risk becoming large ‘dead zones’ Read More >
New results from a nine-year research project in the eastern Amazon rainforest finds that significant deforestation in eastern and southeastern Brazil turned what was once a forest that absorbed carbon dioxide into a source of planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.
Deforestation, warming flip part of Amazon forest from carbon sink to source Read More >
Findings of a new study of aerosols in the remote atmosphere finds that the northern stratosphere is significantlly more polluted than the south. Analysis of the aerosols suggests aviation is to blame.
Earth has two different stratospheres, and aviation may be to blame Read More >
For World Ocean Month, here are four ways NOAA is tracking ocean health and our changing climate.
4 ways NOAA is studying the ocean’s role in climate Read More >
The sudden and sustained risesine 2007 in atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane has posed one of the most significant and pressing questions in climate research: Where is it coming from?
New analysis shows microbial sources fueling rise of atmospheric methane Read More >
Two independent types of measurements show a strong warming trend during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019.
Joint NASA, NOAA study finds Earth’s energy imbalance has doubled Read More >
NOAA scientists and priorities are well reflected in several of the first Ocean Decade actions endorsed and announced this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC).
NOAA initiatives among the first round of Ocean Decade endorsed actions Read More >
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today announced it has selected Oregon State University to host NOAA’s Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystem and Resources Studies (CIMERS).
NOAA names Oregon State University to host new institute for marine research Read More >
In May, NOAA's measurements at the Mauna Loa observatory averaged 419.13 parts per million. Scientists at Scripps calculated a monthly average of 418.92 ppm. It's the highest level since accurate measurements began 63 years ago.
Carbon dioxide peaks near 420 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory Read More >