Westerly winds over the North Atlantic were farther south than average in winter 2009-10, blowing steadily over the Sargasso Sea.

To better care for our Earth and mitigate the effects of climate change, we must first look to the ocean. This Earth Day, NOAA invite you to learn more about contributions to the global ocean observing system.

The new coral tree will be kept and maintained in a coral nursery off Key Biscayne, to provide a consistent coral supply for experiments conducted at the Experimental Reef Laboratory. A supply of naturally grown corals will greatly enhance the research capabilities of our Coral Program scientists.

An international study finds methane emissions from oil and gas activities over 2010–2019 were 70 percent higher than previously estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. But the study also finds the rate of methane emissions fell slightly over that period.

Green infrastructure mimics natural processes and can mitigate impacts of urban development and climate change, but uncertainties remain about its effectiveness. A new open-source tool may help decision makers.

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen more than 45 percent since people began burning fossil fuels for energy. It hit a new high of 414.7 parts per million in 2021. ...

Since the start of the satellite era in 1979, the extent of ice covering the Arctic Ocean at the end of summer has shrunk by more than 40 percent. ...

Since 1980, the cumulative ice loss from a reference network of mountain glaciers is equivalent to slicing an 87-foot-thick slab off each glacier. The rate of loss is roughly doubling each decade. ...

In 2021, the combined heating influence of all human-produced greenhouse gases was 49 percent higher than it was in 1990. ...

Beneficial out in the open ocean, the seaweed has been coming shore in much larger than normal amounts over the past decade.