For the last seven years, NOAA has supported more than 70 U.S. communities in projects to help citizens map the hottest neighborhoods of their community. Earlier this year, NOAA branched into the wider world to support heat island mapping campaigns overseas.
Lessons from heat mapping in two tropical cities Read More >
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.
2022 was a busy year for volcanic eruptions with Hawaii's Mauna Loa and Kilaeau erupting simultaneously, along with Mount Semeru, Indonesia and the Hunga undersea volcano in Tonga. While the United States Geological Survey is the primary agency that monitors volcanic activity in the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) oversees safety systems for tsunamis and other volcano-related threats, as well as studies the impact of volcanic gasses on our global climate.
When volcanoes roar: protecting the public and tracking long-term climate impacts Read More >
Today, NOAA and partners released Implementing the Steps to Resilience: A Practitioner’s Guide, a handbook for national climate resilience. The resource is designed to help
NOAA issues new guidebooks for climate resilience and adaptation Read More >
Editor’s note: This story was adapted from the news release issued by NIST By many measures, 2020 — a year dominated by an emerging pandemic
An eight-year study of Boston’s natural gas system has revealed that emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are significantly higher than previously estimated. An
Urban areas across the U.S. are undercounting methane emissions, a new study shows Read More >
NOAA and the Climate Resilience Fund CRF announced on October 22, 2021, the results of its 2021 competitive grants program supporting projects that will help U.S.
NOAA, Climate Resilience Fund team up to accelerate U.S. climate resilience Read More >
In late February, as the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast suffered through an unusually strong blast of wintry weather, weather talk turned to the polar vortex and the possibility that the extreme cold was yet another example of weather-gone-wild due to global warming.
Understanding the Arctic polar vortex Read More >
NIDIS, NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, has launched a redesigned U.S. Drought Portal to better serve stakeholders, decisionmakers, the media, and the public.
New Drought.gov a one-stop NOAA resource for all things drought Read More >
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Elevating houses can protect against floods. But how high is high enough? Read More >
