A study finds that the Arctic Ocean transition from summer heating to autumn cooling aligns closely with the September 22 equinox.
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New CPO-supported research found that decreasing Arctic sea ice has been an important contributor to changes in atmospheric circulation and temperature, both factors promoting Greenland’s surface ...
A new study aims to understand winter air pollution in cold regions like Fairbanks, Alaska. It finds that outdoor air has high levels of particles and gases, especially during pollution events.
This month marks 25 years since Argo floats began drifting with currents and diving for data. The array has helped scientists to better understand changes in the ocean, improve climate and weather forecasts and ultimately help society prepare for environmental change.
The article “Enabling Climate and Energy Literacy: A Shared Effort” about the CLEAN collection (featured on NOAA’s Climate.gov Portal) made the front page of the September issue of the American ...
The program aims to strengthen for-profit climate service providers’ competencies for using and building upon the climate data, information, services, and strategies that have been developed ...
In a changing climate, the intensity, duration, and frequency of droughts may change. A new report offers ideas for action and research that federal, tribal, state, local agencies and academic institutions can advance.
A new study published in Nature Climate Change on Sept. 21, 2015, and supported by NOAA’s Climate Program Office employs a unique approach to assess flood risk by combining consideration of ...
Temperatures were above average over much of the globe, but much below average over the United States, Greenland and far eastern Russia. Arctic sea ice extent was below average, ranking second lowest on record.
Discussions of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change often focus on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion, but these emissions are not the only anthropogenic forcing. ...