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Women’s history month: A conversation with NOAA Chief Scientist, Sarah Kapnick

Features March 29, 2023

With a background in climate and economics, NOAA's Chief Scientist is passionate about using knowledge from both worlds to strengthen the nation's resilience to climate variability and change.

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Verification of the 2022-2023 U.S. winter outlook

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Four decades of coral research lead to an exciting discovery for tropical Pacific corals

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U.S. 2023 spring outlook: California drought cut by half with more relief to come

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Understanding climate: Antarctic sea ice extent

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March 2023 ENSO update: no more La Niña!

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With 'Mission: Iconic Reefs', NOAA aims to restore Florida Keys with climate-resilient corals

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In the agricultural heartland of the Northwest Pacific, a water plan that protects people and nature

U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit March 7, 2017

After facing 5 years of drought in 15 years, partners in Washington's Yakima River Basin developed a new water plan that aims to make farms, fish, and families in the region more resilient to climate variability and change.

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Women’s history month: A conversation with NOAA Chief Scientist, Sarah Kapnick

March 29, 2023

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