November 30 marks the official end of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. Throughout this active season, NOAA scientists set new records in tropical cyclone research.
News & Research Highlights
Climate-related news and research highlights from NOAA and its partners.
NOAA has announced a new agreement to support evaluation of whether the ocean can safely remove and store billions of tons of carbon dioxide.
A new analysis found that ozone pollution readings in the Upper Midwest caused by massive Canadian wildfires in spring 2023 were the worst in decades.
Rare observations of surface currents in the Bay of Bengal will help scientists understand when an ocean current may veer in a direction opposite to what they expect.
New research indicates that year-to-year hurricane variability has already increased, and projects a further 36 percent increase by the middle of the 21st century.
The Air Quality and Community Health Research Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council has just published a website on air quality and human health.
Two new studies focusing on the tropical Pacific and atmospheric circulation uncover mechanisms driving extreme weather patterns and may help improve predictions.
NOAA’s Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative is an initiative to provide decision makers with needed information to mitigate and adapt to the effects climate change on key marine and Great Lakes resources.
The NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) Adaptation Sciences (AdSci) program is excited to announce eight new awards totaling $2,395,476 that will build the nation’s climate resilience.
Phased Array Radar can give meteorologists a clear view of fast-moving weather systems by providing almost instantaneous scans of multiple areas in the atmosphere at once.