Precipitation study in Colorado Rockies strikes gold during epic winter
The goal of the study is to improve the accuracy of weather and river flow forecasts in watersheds critical to the southwestern U.S. water supply.
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One of the planet’s most important carbon sinks is revealing its secrets
The Southern Ocean plays a central role in moderating the rate of climate change, absorbing an estimated 40% of the total amount of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions and 60-90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. A new study led by scientists from NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory quantifies for the first time how many billions of tons of carbon are removed from the atmosphere every year by biological activity.
How could increased carbon dioxide change the ocean for shellfish and coral?
A team of scientists from across NOAA have created a new tool to help people adapt to ocean acidification in a time of industrialization and increased emissions. The new data product, featured in the Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES), combines observational data with computer simulations and will provide improved global and regional projections for ocean change.
NOAA, OceanX renew partnership to map and explore the ocean
On March 9, NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Vincent Pieribone, Ph.D., Ocean X co-chief executive officer and chief science officer, renewed a memorandum of understanding to continue collaborating on ocean mapping, exploration and the advancement of ocean science.
How deadly are dust storms?
A new research paper from NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society finds that dust storms – previously assumed to be rather rare and isolated to particular regions – are contributing to a larger number of U.S. traffic fatalities than are recorded. This research also proposes modifications to the current reporting classifications to more accurately capture dust storm impact.
The Montreal Protocol banned this family of ozone-depleting chemicals. Why are some still increasing?
Much of the success of the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty guiding recovery of the ozone layer, hinged on an agreement by the world’s nations …
NOAA Science Report features new data-gathering drones, advances in wind, weather and water forecasts
Discovering a 207-year-old whaling ship, advancing air-quality forecasts, improving storm surge and wind forecasts, and deploying the first-ever drone-based tagging of endangered whales. These are a few of the more than 60 stories about NOAA’s many notable scientific accomplishments from the past year that are featured in the 2022 NOAA Science Report, which emphasizes a wide range of impacts that NOAA science advancements have on the lives of Americans.
NOAA, Smithsonian and fed partners seeking suggestions to update key climate literacy guide
NOAA, as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), is requesting suggestions on structure, topics, and content to help update a key national climate literacy guide used by educators, policymakers, and scientists across the U.S. and internationally for more than a decade.
NOAA scientist’s patented design expands the limits of atmospheric research
NOAA scientist Andrew Rollins was unsatisfied with the current, research-grade instrument for measuring nitrogen oxides. So he built a better one.
Heat waves happen at the bottom of the ocean too
A team led by NOAA researchers used a combination of observations and computer models to generate the first broad assessment of bottom marine heat waves in the productive continental shelf waters surrounding North America.