Drought data over 2001-2021 suggest that in the western United States, low rainfall drove droughts but in the central and eastern U.S., low soil moisture and high evaporation played a bigger role.
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Barely had the ink dried on the partnership agreement signed by NOAA and ocean explorer Victor Vescovo, owner of Caladan Oceanic LLC, when his team headed out to the Pacific Ocean to dive ...
The provision and use of weather, water, ice and climate information plays a key role in ensuring that polar activities are conducted as safely as possible and can contribute to a reduction of the …
Marine cloud brightening (MCB), injecting aerosol particles into marine clouds to increase their reflectivity, is intended to temporarily cool the planet while pursuing decarbonication. A report from an April 2022 MCB workshop is now available online.
America’s marine economy, including goods and services, contributed about $373 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018 and grew faster than the nation’s economy as a whole, according…
Marine heatwaves create high-pressure atmospheric conditions that weaken coastal circulation in the Gulf of Alaska, reducing the formation of the eddies essential for supporting marine life.
When a container vessel crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse, ship traffic to the area halted, and train and truck traffic dropped dramatically. NOAA researchers realized they could capture unique data while the port was shuttered.