El Niño likely to develop this summer, says scientists
NOAA's Climate Prediction Center has issued an El Niño Watch this morning as part of its April ENSO outlook.
Environment
Apr 14, 2023
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New genome sequencing shows inbreeding contributes to decline of endangered killer whales
The small size and isolation of the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have led to high levels of inbreeding. This inbreeding has contributed to their decline, which has continued ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2023
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New data gives NOAA more extensive picture of global climate
NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is updating its current global climate dataset to provide more information about the Earth's climate, while also extending the planet's observed temperature record ...
Environment
Feb 13, 2023
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Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme events
A combination heat and drought event in the western U.S., simultaneous ocean and land heat waves in the northwestern region of the Pacific Ocean, a South Korean heat wave that was off the charts and wildfires in Cape Town, ...
Environment
Jan 10, 2023
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New protections for endangered whales along the California coast adopted
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency that governs safety and environmental standards for shipping worldwide, has adopted a U.S. proposal to increase protections for endangered blue, fin ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2023
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New geostationary satellite enters service
NOAA's operational satellite fleet has a new member. GOES-18 entered service as GOES West on Jan. 4, 2023.
Planetary Sciences
Jan 5, 2023
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Climate report: Earth saw its 9th-warmest November in 143 years
Last month was another unusually warm month, as the planet saw its ninth-warmest November on record.
Environment
Dec 15, 2022
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Arctic Report Card: Human-caused climate change fuels warmer, wetter, stormier Arctic
A typhoon, smoke from wildfires and increasing rain are not what most imagine when thinking of the Arctic. Yet these are some of the climate-driven events included in NOAA's 2022 Arctic Report Card, which provides a detailed ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2022
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NOAA and BOEM announce draft strategy to develop offshore wind energy and protect North Atlantic right whales
Today NOAA Fisheries and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the release of a draft joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2022
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New US strategy for combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is one of the greatest threats to ocean health and a significant cause of overfishing. It contributes to the collapse or decline of fisheries that are critical to the economic ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2022
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