In the medical community's heroic response to the COVID pandemic, one doctor saw a model for responding to the climate crisis.
What role could reducing the amount of sunlight reaching Earth's surface play in offsetting global warming due to greenhouse gases?
One strategy for combating climate change is to enhance natural processes and/or deploy new technologies that remove carbon dioxide from the air and ocean.
An explainer about the international climate meeting known as “COP.”
NOAA is a co-sponsor of the Ocean Pavilion, which will be the hub for conference delegates to exchange ideas on addressing the climate crisis by leveraging ocean science and solutions.
Nearly 100 NOAA scientists and staff contributed to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Among this group were 35 authors, 13 chapter leaders, 20 members of NOAA’s technical support team, technical contributors and reviewers.
Of all the potential impacts of global warming, increases in extreme heat are the most certain. Yet it's the one extreme U.S. communities have paid the least attention to so far. Ladd Keith hopes to change that.
China has overtaken the U.S. as the largest annual emitter, but all countries have to reduce their emissions if we want to stop further global warming. Every fraction of a degree of warming we avoid lowers the risks to people and other life on Earth.
With a background in climate and economics, NOAA's Chief Scientist is passionate about using knowledge from both worlds to strengthen the nation's resilience to climate variability and change.
One of the most ambitious reef-restoration efforts ever attempted worldwide faces a tough challenge: restoring reefs to their past glory while helping them confront future change.