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Drivers and improved predictability of sea level rise along the U. S. Southeast Coast

June 11, 2024

Variations in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and changes in wind-driven ocean currents combine with long-term global warming to raise sea level along the U.S. Southeast Coast.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $60 million to build a climate-ready workforce through Investing in America agenda

June 11, 2024

The Department of Commerce and NOAA just announced $60 million in funding to help train and place people in jobs that advance a climate-ready workforce for coastal and Great Lakes states, Tribes and Territories.

Unveiling the innovative advancements in hurricane modeling

June 11, 2024

To predict developing storms, meteorologists employ models that rely on current observations and mathematical calculations to predict a storm’s behavior and track. These complex models use inputs from historic, numeric, oceanic, and atmospheric data.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $2.1 million for measuring surface ocean carbon through the Investing in America agenda

June 4, 2024

Funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will allow NOAA to expand a global network of sensors to track carbon dioxide in the ocean. They will also serve to improve the understanding and forecasting of global climatic and environmental changes.

Cloud radiative effects associated with daily weather regimes

June 4, 2024

Even though stormy days are rare globally, they have an outsized effect on Earth’s radiation budget. Precipitation days, both drizzle and wet days, contribute to about 80 percent of global longwave and shortwave cloud radiative effects.

Measuring pollution levels in the Port of Baltimore after the bridge collapse

May 28, 2024

When a container vessel crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and caused it to collapse, ship traffic to the area halted, and train and truck traffic dropped dramatically. NOAA researchers realized they could capture unique data while the port was shuttered.

In hot water: Exploring marine heatwaves

May 28, 2024

Around the world, from the surface waters to the seafloor, our oceans are warming, and we are beginning to adapt to and prepare for this change in our climate.

Cascade of extreme events transforming Bering Sea, challenging communities

May 28, 2024

Low sea ice cover in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas over back-to-back winters 2018 to 2019 caused a cascade of impacts on the regional marine ecosystem, compounding challenges faced by the communities that rely on it.

Climate variability in North Atlantic to increase dramatically by mid-century

May 28, 2024

A new study concludes that the range of possible sea surface temperature conditions in the North Atlantic could more than double by the mid-21st century, leading to vastly different climate outcomes.

Nutrients are crucial in projecting marine ecosystem health in the California Current System

May 28, 2024

Models used in a new study indicate that the primary driver of productivity changes in the California Current System will involve the nitrate concentration in subsurface waters rather than upwelling strength.

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