Saltier sea surface means heavy summer rains for the US Midwest
US researchers have reported that the saline content of the ocean surface provides a far…
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NOAA receives US$3bn in funding to strengthen US climate resilience
The US Government has allocated nearly US$3bn in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to NOAA over…
Keel-laying ceremony held for NOAA’s latest oceanographic research vessel
NOAA and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC) have held a keel-laying ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, for…
Water and Climate Coalition action plan looks to increase glacier protection
Leaders from the Water and Climate Coalition have endorsed an action plan to achieve a…
Ocean as important as atmosphere in causing Subpolar North Atlantic temperature changes, finds NOC study
A study by scientists at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed for the…
Reduction in anthropogenic air pollution linked to increase in hurricane activity
A new NOAA study analyzing four decades of tropical cyclones has found that a reduction…
NOAA releases first images from GOES-18 satellite
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has shared the first images of the…
Exposure to wildfire smoke linked to faster glacier melt
A study by researchers from the University of Saskatchewan (USask), Saskatoon, Canada, has found that…
UCAR develops 3D-printed weather station to provide low-cost storm surge warnings
The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) has added a new set of remote-sensing capabilities…
Website provides New Zealanders with easy access to environmental research data
New Zealand’s seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) have created a new National Environmental Data Centre…