Government programs such as managed retreat are controversial. New findings suggest long-term success of these programs entail offering more help to the local governments implementing them.
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A slowly-developing La Niña is favored to influence conditions most of the United States from December 2024 through February 2025.
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.
Comparing tree rings from 1700-1880 with modern data from 1985-2020 shows that wildfires burn less frequently now, but fires cause higher tree mortality rates.
The typically nutrient-poor waters around the Hawaiian Islands are often referred to as a “marine desert,” but a new study finds surprising bursts of productivity, thanks to eddies.
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.
A 3,800-year-old tree found buried in clay lost less than 5% of its carbon. This suggests similar burial conditions could preserve wood and prevent carbon release into the atmosphere.
A new U.S.-based system to combine air quality and greenhouse gas pollution sources into a single national research database is now available in the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center portal.
As Hurricane Helene developed in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA researchers gathered critical data from the sea and sky to better understand tropical cyclones and support forecasters.