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Biden-Harris Administration announces $2.6 billion framework through Investing in America agenda to protect coastal communities and restore marine resources

News & Research Highlights June 8, 2023

NOAA releases plans to build climate resilience and support coastal communities with Inflation Reduction Act funds.

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Broken record: Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels jump again

News & Research Highlights June 8, 2023

Lessons from heat mapping in two tropical cities

News & Research Highlights June 8, 2023

U.S. climate outlook for June 2023

Understanding Climate June 1, 2023

Learning from Earth’s past: Climate science in caves and tar pits with Babs Wortham

Features May 31, 2023

Team effort: the North American Multi-Model Ensemble

ENSO Blog May 25, 2023

Watch La Niña fade and El Niño approach in the tropical Pacific Ocean in 2023

Featured Images May 18, 2023

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Team effort: the North American Multi-Model…

May 25, 2023

May 2023 ENSO update: El Niño knocking on the door

May 11, 2023

Why making El Niño forecasts in the spring is…

May 4, 2023
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U.S. Winter Outlook: Warmer, drier South with…

October 20, 2022
Spring Outlook 2021

Spring Outlook: Drought to persist, expand in U.S…

March 18, 2021
Winter Outlook 2020

2020-21 Winter outlook leans warm and dry across…

October 15, 2020
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Biden-Harris Administration announces $2.6…

June 7, 2023

NOAA Carbon Dioxide Removal Strategy Released: A…

June 6, 2023

Wildfire and COVID-19 in the Sierra Nevada Region…

June 6, 2023
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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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Landmark buoys across the tropical Pacific Ocean get a makeover

April 11, 2023

Meet 5 NOAA buoys that help scientists understand our weather, climate, and ocean health

June 3, 2021

Adaptable and driven by renewable energy, saildrones voyage into remote waters

May 16, 2018
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Climate & French fries

November 19, 2020

Climate & skiing

November 19, 2018

Climate & allergies

June 7, 2018
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Understanding Climate

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U.S. climate outlook for June 2023

June 1, 2023

Understanding NOAA’s monthly climate outlooks

May 31, 2023

Global climate summary for April 2023

May 15, 2023
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¿Por qué fiarnos de las proyecciones climáticas que hacen los científicos para dentro de 50 o 100 años cuando no se puede pronosticar con precisión el tiempo que hará dentro de más de 2 semanas?

July 13, 2022

What's the coldest the Earth's ever been?

February 18, 2021

¿Qué no hay mucho desacuerdo entre los científicos del clima sobre el calentamiento global?

December 16, 2020
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Climate Case Studies

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Building climate and coastal resilience in the OBX

May 21, 2019

The Karuk’s relationship with fire: Adapting to climate change on the Klamath

November 28, 2018

Where Do We Need Shade? Mapping Urban Heat Islands in Richmond, Virginia

August 28, 2018
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Decision Makers Take 5

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Ron Bartel explains the roots of sod-based crop resilience

October 27, 2014

Brian Swett discusses Boston’s climate future

July 30, 2014

Jacqueline Kozak Thiel talks about Hawaii’s sustainability efforts and preparing the island chain for climate change

July 1, 2014
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Decision Maker's Toolbox

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New Drought.gov a one-stop NOAA resource for all things drought

January 20, 2021

A new NOAA tool is helping to predict U.S. droughts, global famine

January 4, 2018

Water Resources Dashboard

March 22, 2016
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Features

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Learning from Earth’s past: Climate science in caves and tar pits with Babs Wortham

May 31, 2023

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

March 29, 2023

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

March 6, 2023
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