Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
Advancing scientific understanding of climate, improving society’s ability to plan and respond
A drifting buoy was adopted and deployed in November 2011 as part of NOAA’s Adopt a Drifter Program, and is being followed by students as it tracks northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.
Students Track A Buoy Drifting Near the Hawaiian Islands Read More »
In partnership with state, tribal, and federal agency partners, the Obama Administration has released the first draft national strategy to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and help reduce the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and the people and economies that depend on them.
In April 2011, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-hosted a workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Responses: Societal Indicators for the National Climate Assessment.
National Climate Assessment Societal Indicators Report Released Read More »
Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.
Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future Read More »
In a recently published article, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco and co-authors, Dr. Laura Petes (Ecosystem Science Advisor in the NOAA Climate Program Office) and Thomas R. Karl (Director of NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center), discuss how NOAA is addressing the growing demand for climate information in coastal and oceanic sectors.
Workshop convenes a team of disciplinary and multi-disciplinary experts to discuss extreme weather-related events in California, and their impacts on different sectors of the economy such as energy, public health, agriculture, coastal resources, and ecosystems.
A study conducted by NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory scientists Patricia Quinn and Timothy Bates helps clear up our cloudy understanding of the role of phytoplankton in the ecosystem.
Scientists recast phyotplankton’s role in regulating climate change Read More »
An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state – one with warmer air and water temperatures, less summer sea ice and snow cover, and a changed ocean chemistry.
2011 Arctic Report Card: Arctic settles into new phase – warmer, greener, and less ice Read More »
An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state – one with warmer air and water temperatures, less summer sea ice and snow cover, and a changed ocean chemistry.
2011 Arctic Report Card: Arctic settles into new phase – warmer, greener, and less ice Read More »
David Herring, Director of Communications and Education at NOAA’s Climate Program Office, was recently elected to the rank of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow, in recognition of his contributions “in developing and deploying new and innovative ways of enhancing public engagement with Earth and space science research using the World Wide Web.”
CPO’s David Herring Elected to the Rank of AAAS Fellow Read More »