While human-caused carbon dioxide emissions are by far the most important driver of climate change, water vapor is actually the most abundant greenhouse gas, and is responsible for about half of Earth’s natural greenhouse effect – the one that keeps our planet habitable.
Could drying the stratosphere help cool the planet? Read More >
Marine cloud brightening, a geoengineering approach to cooling the surface of the Earth by increasing the reflectivity of marine clouds, may be more difficult to execute than anticipated, according to a new NOAA study.
This solar geoengineering idea has a Goldilocks problem Read More >
When COVID-19 pandemic began in the US, counties and cities across the nation imposed stay at home orders, closed schools or imposed travel restrictions. From March 2020 onward, many Americans hung up car keys and settled into their homes for work and school. Traffic patterns dramatically changed, and previously smog filled vistas became clearer.
2020’s Economic Slowdown Provides Opportunity to Investigate Ozone Pollution in the U.S. Read More >
A conversation with Arctic scientist Taneil Uttal Taneil Uttal, a scientist with NOAA’s Physical Sciences Laboratory, has been studying the Arctic atmosphere, climate and more
What’s it like to spend four-plus months locked in the Arctic ice? Read More >
By Katie Valentine For 50 years, scientists at NOAA have been conducting research that helps us understand our planet and address its biggest challenges. From
This Earth Day, take a look back at 50 years of NOAA science Read More >
