Near-fire smoke is associated with lesser production of ozone, but aged wildfire smoke can increase levels of ozone in locations thousands of kilometers from the wildfire.
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Northeast Pacific heatwaves and extreme California droughts are likely to strike at the same time much more often by the end of the 21st century, a new study says.
As the adoption of cleaner-burning engines and electric vehicles drives fossil fuel emissions lower, volatile organic compounds from cooking are playing a significant role in ozone over Los Angeles.
Low hanging clouds that hover over large areas of the world’s oceans exert a cooling influence on climate by reflecting solar radiation back to space. Some have suggested that humans could offset ...
Changing knowledge systems through co-production can enhance capacity to diagnose, visualize, anticipate, and respond to changes in the future in coastal cities.
Coral reefs in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans received a “fair” score in the first-ever condition status report for U.S. coral reefs released by NOAA and the University of Maryland Center for…
A team of coral researchers from NOAA and the University of Miami rescued 43 coral colonies after a sea wall collapsed at Star Island, near Miami Beach. While conducting a routine survey, NOAA scientists noticed the partially collapsed sea wall, which previously hosted dozens of coral colonies, and sprang into action.
New research indicates Elkhorn coral outplanted in shallow, low-nutrient waters and high velocity currents have a higher probability of survival.