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Climate Forecasts Improve Humanitarian Decision Making in West Africa

January 29, 2010

Seasonal climate forecasts helped the International Federation of Red Cross/Red Crescent save lives and minimize damages during a severe flooding event in West Africa in 2008.

Underwater Glider Completes Historic Trans-Atlantic Voyage

January 22, 2010

The “Scarlet Knight” becomes the first unmanned underwater glider to successfully cross the Atlantic. The technology promises to improve our understanding of the ocean and its role in climate and weather.

Arctic Air Ushers in Chilly December

January 11, 2010

A wave of cold Arctic air gripped much of North America, Europe, and northern portions of Asia through the month of December 2009.

Dramatic Decline in Lake Powell Water Levels

Arron Layns | January 8, 2010

Two photographs, taken 18 months apart, show a significant decrease in Lake Powell during the most serious period of recent drought.

Short-term Cooling on a Warming Planet

Michon Scott | December 31, 2009

Has global warming stopped? That's what some people claim, based on global temperatures recorded since 1998. But, scientists say, not setting a new record high temperature each year doesn't mean the globe is cooling.

Tracking Greenhouse Gases from NOAA's Tall Towers

December 24, 2009

Instruments located high atop NOAA’s Boulder Atmospheric Observatory tower help scientists track carbon emissions and air quality in Colorado.

Climate and Meningitis in Africa

December 23, 2009

The International Research Institute for Climate and Society and Google are offering a guided tour of Africa to explain the connections between climate and deadly meningitis outbreaks.

Science on a Sphere Takes U. S. Center's Stage at COP15

December 17, 2009

At the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Dr. Alexander E. “Sandy” MacDonald, of NOAA, used Science on a Sphere® to illustrate how climate change will transform the planet if humans do not reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

An Upwelling Crisis: Ocean Acidification

Caitlyn Kennedy | October 30, 2009

In the summer of 2007, as oyster growers and hatchery managers in Washington state were experiencing yet another failed oyster harvest, Dr. Richard Feely set off on a research cruise to find out if the seawater itself was the culprit…

CSI: NOAA Climate Scene Investigators

Katy Human | October 23, 2009

In NOAA's version of CSI, Marty Hoerling leads a group of climate and weather researchers who investigate killer climate patterns—heat waves, tornadoes, and floods—to figure out what may have triggered them.

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