Since the start of the 21st century California and Nevada have suffered extreme wildland fires and droughts that have caused devastating impacts to ecosystems and society. A common feature of these…
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Unlike Europe, the U.S., and China, the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) has experienced rising air pollution over the last 20 years. New research finds that rising carbon dioxide may slow wind speeds in the region, further worsening air quality.
From California to Maine and Arizona to American Samoa, NOAA works with students, educators, and lifelong learners to foster public understanding of our ocean and atmosphere. Explore our geographic…
Atmospheric rivers deliver water vapor and can bring heavy precipitation when making landfall. A new study has found that a high-resolution climate model can demonstrate accurate details of relationships between atmospheric rivers and major Northern Hemisphere climate modes.
The rapid rise of temperatures across the western United States poses a threat to snow-adapted plants and animals living there, but a key question has not been well resolved by climate models: How …
The rapid rise of temperatures across the western United States poses a threat to snow-adapted plants and animals living there, but a key question has not been well resolved by climate models: How …
Coastal communities across the U.S. continued to see record-setting high-tide flooding last year, forcing their residents and visitors to deal with flooded shorelines, streets and basements — a trend…
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“We could see it unfolding right out the window. We knew it was moving into a highly populated area, and we knew people who lived there.” A new story map describes Marshall Fire from the perspective of National Weather Service meteorologists.
On December 15, 1976, the tanker Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket Shoals in Massachusetts and broke in half several days later. The entire 7.7 million gallons of heavy fuel oil it carried…