News & Research Highlights

Tropical cyclones are still not fully understood at a fine level of detail. A newly published climate-model study demonstrates a better understanding of the processes of tropical cyclone formation, which will help to develop models and future projections.

California is the nation's most populous state, and one of the largest contributors to food security. Reliable precipitation forecasts are in high demand but hard to deliver. A new paper examines the challenges.

NOAA researchers have published the new article titled, “Growing Safely or Building Risk?” The publication analyzes new construction across 5 million parcels in the state of North Carolina, and the relationships between flood risk management effort and development outcomes.

This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the southeastern U.S., with more than 200 reported tornadoes and 14 fatalities. To better understand the deadly storms in this region, scientists will conduct research as they travel through seven states in the second year of one of the largest and most comprehensive severe storm field projects to date.

A cruise supported by NOAA’s AOML and PMEL set sail on November 1, 2022. Over the next 40 days, the cruise recovered and redeployed key moorings in the Prediction and Research Moored Array in the Tropical Atlantic (PIRATA), and conducted research projects on the ocean and atmosphere that advance our understanding of carbon absorption in the ocean and atmospheric pollution.

Fifty years ago, NOAA opened the Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratories (AOML) on Virginia Key in Miami, Florida. From entering measurements on keypunch cards, to the development of a state-of-the-art data center, AOML continues to build on the experience and discoveries of five decades of technological and scientific advancements.

Scientists have long known that when common pollutants from traffic exhaust get cooked by the sun, they get transformed into ozone and particulates. But what happens when the sun goes down? A new analysis method assesses the influence of nighttime atmospheric chemistry on air quality and climate.

On Wednesday February, 8, 2023, at 11 a.m. MST, the webinar will highlight the online tool covering past incidents, current risks, and future projections of climate hazards in Utah.

The Simple Planning Tool for Louisiana Climate Hazards is a compilation of relatively easy-to-use online interactive tools, maps, and graphs relevant to 17 hazards: 14 climate hazards and 3 non-climate hazards. The tool is also available for Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas.

NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, the benchmark sampling site for monitoring global climate change, is slated to undergo a major renovation and facility upgrade once road access is re ...