Two experimental tools that will speed fire detection and warning got a week-long test run in June 2024. Hands-on simulations involved National Weather Service fire weather forecasters, state wildfire managers, researchers, and social scientists.
Heading to the theater to see the new "Twisters" movie? Keep an eye out for NOAA! But remember: While it's exciting to think of chasing tornadoes, please don't attempt it yourself. These storms are deadly forces of nature.
Models have overestimated atmospheric levels of hydroxyl radicals, which break down methane. A new discovery shows that water vapor reduces sunlight's availability to make hydroxyl radicals, slowing methane’s atmospheric breakdown rate.
Higher-resolution models don’t consistently improve accuracy of extreme rainfall predictions, a new study finds. A better approach may balance model resolution and model intricacies.
Air pollution in Africa already results in 1.1 million premature deaths annually and is expected to intensify. A new study proposes a modeling and observation strategy to mitigate the hazard.
Multi-year drought and heat waves across Mexico in 2024
July 22, 2024
In December 2021, our nation’s most destructive winter tornado outbreak caused 89 fatalities and 672 injuries. New research finds the outbreak occurred under a prolonged negative Pacific-North American pattern.
A researcher with the western Climate Adaptation Partnerships team California Nevada Adaptations Program has drawn on existing literature to develop 10 key tasks of communication amidst coastal relocation.
Building on decades of progress in El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) modeling, researchers have developed a new model that provides accurate ENSO forecasts as much as 16–18 months in advance.
Scientists have released plans for an international effort to better predict of processes in the tropical Pacific and thereby better understand processes central to global weather and climate.