The Northern Hemisphere’s aerosols and land reflect more sunlight, balanced by the Southern Hemisphere’s low- and mid-level clouds. Both hemispheres are darkening, but it’s unclear if this change is happening equally.
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The drought of the 1950s was among the most widespread, severe and sustained ever experienced in the United States, exceeding that of the 1930s "Dust Bowl" in several states. Specifically, the 1950s…
Scientists hope to understand why Cheeca Rocks and other inshore patch reefs have shown greater resilience to environmental stressors such as bleaching, disease, and overfishing.
NOAA PMEL oceanographers and colleagues are leading an effort to establish first-of-their-kind standards for calculating and reporting trends in ocean acidification observations
When Sheldon Rosa started his first summer internship as a José E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) undergraduate scholar in 2019, he saw more…
Wildfire smoke is a substantial source of ozone in our lower atmosphere, but one that is hard to quantify. New research investigates ozone chemistry in wildfire plumes using measurements from a flight campaign.
On July 26, the Biden Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers…
NOAA releases plans to build climate resilience and support coastal communities with Inflation Reduction Act funds.
The Department of Commerce and NOAA have announced $15.3 million in funding for NOAA and external collaborators to provide transparent climate projection products and equitable services for the public.
“This investment will support NOAA and its partners in better preparing Western communities for droughts in the coming years and decades.”