Sea surface temperatures, storms, greenhouse gases, aerosols, and natural radiation all affect the tropical Atlantic climate. A new study finds that a north-to-south ocean temperature gradient is a key driver of Atlantic hurricanes and Sahel rainfall.
NOAA and partner scientists recently completed two successful field tests in the US Arctic merging new technologies and traditional ship surveys of phytoplankton species distributions in response to surface warming.
Extreme heat has implications for power grid infrastructure, food production and nutrition, childhood education, worker health and safety, and crime.
Islands in the Caribbean can enjoy near-daily rainfall but have limited freshwater reserves, making them especially vulnerable to sudden, rapid drying. A new study identifies instances of widespread flash drought outbreaks.
Approximately $2 million has been allocated to support tribal drought resilience. This investment will help tribal nations address current and future drought risk while informing decision making and strengthening tribal drought resilience in a changing climate.
The Global Drifter Program at AOML now has a publicly available server with free and open-source software. The server hosts both hourly and six-hour quality-controlled interpolated drifter datasets.
A new system has begun removing acid from seawater at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory facility in Sequim, Washington, allowing seawater to take up and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
As Hurricanes Franklin and Idalia strengthened in late August, NOAA scientists collected critical data from the air, sea surface, and underwater to enhance forecasts and increase scientific knowledge.
Predictions of temperature, precipitation and other changes in a warming world rely largely on model simulations that often render diverging results when presented in map view. By showing data in a behavioral phase space, patterns become apparent.
On September 6, 2023, FEMA announced its designation of 483 Community Disaster Resilience Zones. These zones will build disaster resilience across the nation by driving federal, public and private resources to the most at-risk and in-need jurisdictions.