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The sound of science: Students identify solar storm from audio of satellite data

October 18, 2018

GOES sonification of solar activity.

September 2018 and year to date were 4th hottest on record for the globe

October 17, 2018

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

Dry 2018 water year comes to an end in California

October 12, 2018

San Luis Reservoir, CA.

ENSO will likely develop in the next few months

October 12, 2018

Sea surface temperature anomaly.

Above-average number of high-tide flood days predicted for 2018

October 11, 2018

Tidal flooding in Miami.

September was 3rd wettest, 4th warmest on record for U.S.

October 9, 2018

Nation hit with 11 billion-dollar disasters this year, so far

Bladen County, NC., September 18, 2018 -- An aerial photo of a house and nearby buildings in a wooded area heavily flooded from Hurricane Florence. (Photo posted on fema.gov.)

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

September 18, 2018

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

NOAA monthly climate call: September 20

September 18, 2018

Experts recap August and provide outlooks through December

A hot, dry summer has led to drought in Europe in 2018

September 11, 2018

European drought in the summer of 2018.

To help forecast air quality and issue warnings, NOAA aims to answer what fires emit

September 11, 2018

Pioneer Fire in Boise National Forest, Idaho, 2016.

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