A coral rescue near Miami Beach, progress in hurricane forecasting, and the first South Atlantic meridional overturning circulation cruise in three years count among the top stories of 2022.
A new modeling study using Hurricane Harvey as an example suggests that climate change will worsen the severity of flooding by the late 21st century.
The country experienced 18 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, tying for third place for the most disasters in a calendar year.
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation (CMRA) Portal team will host a webinar demonstrating the CMRA Portal and Assessment Tool. Anyone interested in learning more is encouraged to register for the webinar.
On December 29, 2022, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) submitted its 2022 U.S. Climate Ambitions Report. Coauthored by NOAA Climate Program Office personnel, the report details policies to reach climate targets, and build resilience to climate change impacts.
The January 2023 climate outlook favors a wetter-than-average start to the new year for the western US, northern Plains, Great Lakes and Tennessee Valley, and a warmer-than-average month for the central and eastern United States.
Unlike Europe, the U.S., and China, the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) has experienced rising air pollution over the last 20 years. New research finds that rising carbon dioxide may slow wind speeds in the region, further worsening air quality.
An environmental DNA sampler, an underwater glider, a saildrone, and some floats are among the instruments highlighted in NOAA’s 12 Days of Instruments.
Cloud-computing technology that improves climate prediction counts among the NOAA’s successful technology partnerships in 2022.
Two guest bloggers explain how Rossby waves create a globe-spanning superhighway that connects climate patterns even when they are far apart.