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.

Florida's reefs have experienced unprecedented heat stress this summer. Beyond stopping global warming, what techniques can experts use to help save them?

This year’s maximum was 676,000 square miles below the 1981-2010 average and 398,000 square miles below the previous record low.

The last 17 years, from 2007 to 2023, are the lowest 17 sea ice extents in the satellite record.

Find the hottest summer day for thousands of U.S. stations with this interactive map.

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.

The September 2023 ENSO Outlook predicts El Niño will stick around at least through January-March 2024. But don't just take it from us, hear directly from the Pacific Ocean and tropical atmosphere, who join the blog to answer some questions.

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.