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Each summer, the colors of Western Lake Erie start to shift to a deep, slimy green. The cause? Harmful algal blooms, out-of-control algal growths that can contaminate drinking water, create health …
Extra heat trapped in the atmosphere by human-caused greenhouse gas pollution continued to exacerbate global warming in 2020, driven by historically high emission levels that were largely unaffected by the economic slowdown stemming from the pandemic, NOAA scientists reported.
Greenhouse gas pollution from human activity trapped 49 percent more heat in the atmosphere during 2022 than those same gases did in 1990, according to NOAA’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI).
This month, NOAA, representing the Department of Commerce, and together with the Department of State became the two newest principal members of the Maritime Domain Awareness Executive Steering…
The Southern Ocean that encircles Antarctica lends a considerable hand in keeping Earth's temperature hospitable by soaking up half of the human-made carbon in the atmosphere and a majority of the …
Sustainable tourism focuses on minimizing the negative impacts of tourism for the benefit of future generations. Regenerative tourism seeks to leave the destination better than it was while improving the quality of life of the local community.