New NOAA and partner research comparing ocean acidification around North America shows that the most vulnerable coastal waters are along the northern part of the east and west coasts. ...
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According to a new NOAA-sponsored study, natural oceanic and atmospheric patterns are the primary drivers behind California's ongoing drought. A high pressure ridge off the West Coast (typical of ...
Research presents new links between major climate patterns in the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans
The Pacific’s El Niño-Southern Oscillation climate pattern interacts with a climate pattern in the Indian Ocean. New research sheds light on this connection.
Obtaining consistent results from data records that span multiple types of observing systems has been challenging, limiting our ability to use the observations and realize their full value .
The Resilient Rural America Project (RRAP) has launched two self-guided, no-cost training modules to build local capacity and resilience to extreme weather for rural communities across the United States.
CIRC RISA has compiled a comprehensive report detailing what they've learned and accomplished from 2010 to 2017, providing a kind of mini climate assessment of the Pacific Northwest.
The typically nutrient-poor waters around the Hawaiian Islands are often referred to as a “marine desert,” but a new study finds surprising bursts of productivity, thanks to eddies.
A recently published and thorough review of the current state of scientific knowledge regarding the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has been published in Reviews of Geophysics ...