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The Climate Hazard Mitigation and Planning (CHaMP) Tool is an interactive website to communicate potential vulnerabilities to residents and authorities responsible for mitigation.

A new study examines ocean heat following tropical storms and hurricanes in the Caribbean from 1991 to 2020. The study finds tropical cyclones can affect ocean heat content several days after the storm's passage, even in places not directly impacted by the storm.

A basic explainer about the international climate meeting known as “COP.”

The November 2022 climate outlook favors a warmer- and drier-than-average month for the eastern United States and a cooler- and wetter-than-average month for the Northwest.

Population aging and economic development setbacks may outpace the health benefits of less air pollution and slowed climate change. This finding comes from a new study on air quality and the factors most likely to impact future premature deaths.

The California Current System is a southward-moving, cold-water current that causes seasonal upwelling and eddies. A new modeling study finds that eddies are projected to become more variable and intense toward the end of the century compared to a 1980-2010 baseline.

How much aerosols scatter light and reduce visibility can be linked to human health impacts. Measurements taken during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ) campaign provide a record of aerosol light scattering during the 2019 wildfire season in the western United States.

The US Center at COP27 will feature a virtual reality experience developed in part by NOAA’s Science on a Sphere.

A recent study has identified genetic variants in staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, that can tolerate elevated temperatures and nutrient pollution, two environmental stressors that put this critically endangered species at risk.

Three experts explain why La Niña provides no relief from the excess planetary heating due to rising greenhouse gases.