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A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

NOAA, Microsoft team up to advance Climate-Ready Nation

November 30, 2022

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A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

Pilot project builds Tribal climate and disaster resilience in Louisiana

November 21, 2022

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climate impacts

Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

An image of Hurricane Julia from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite from 4:30 pm Eastern on October 8, 2022.

Earth had its 4th-warmest October on record

November 15, 2022

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An image of Hurricane Julia from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite from 4:30 pm Eastern on October 8, 2022.

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: November 17

November 14, 2022

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climate outlooks

media teleconference

Volunteers collect indices of heat exposure and thermal images of surfaces in a Charleston, South Carolina, community.

Pilot project builds equitable response to extreme heat in four cities

November 14, 2022

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Volunteers collect indices of heat exposure and thermal images of surfaces in a Charleston, South Carolina, community.

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

Warm, dry October intensifies U.S. drought

November 8, 2022

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monthly climate report

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

The artwork for the COP27 meeting in Egypt, November 9-14, 2022.

NOAA climate science, services highlighted at COP27 UN Climate Summit

November 6, 2022

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The artwork for the COP27 meeting in Egypt, November 9-14, 2022.

NOAA Administrator on the COP27 UN climate summit

November 6, 2022

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U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

New mapping feature offers tribal nations customized drought, climate data

November 3, 2022

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U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

Climate practitioners sit at a table.

NOAA offers new, free guidebooks for climate resilience

October 26, 2022

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Climate practitioners sit at a table.

Collage showing drought, wildfire and flooding.

NOAA awards over $15 million for climate science, community resilience

October 25, 2022

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Collage showing drought, wildfire and flooding.

Photo showing Doreen Abubaker, of the Community Placement Engagement Network and West River Watershed Partnership, talks to a group at the New Haven Folk Festival about climate change impacts in New Haven and the upcoming Climathon. Credit: Steve Hamm, Reimaging New Haven.

Community climate planning projects underway in 4 Connecticut cities

October 17, 2022

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climate adaptation strategies

Photo showing Doreen Abubaker, of the Community Placement Engagement Network and West River Watershed Partnership, talks to a group at the New Haven Folk Festival about climate change impacts in New Haven and the upcoming Climathon. Credit: Steve Hamm, Reimaging New Haven.

Screenshot of U.S. drought monitor map.

Drought.gov launches new map feature for Tribal Nations

October 14, 2022

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Screenshot of U.S. drought monitor map.

Flooded motorcycles are seen parked on a bridge in a village hit by Super Typhoon Noru on September 26, 2022, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines.

September 2022 tied as Earth’s 5th warmest on record

October 14, 2022

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Flooded motorcycles are seen parked on a bridge in a village hit by Super Typhoon Noru on September 26, 2022, in San Miguel, Bulacan province, Philippines.

Snow-covered street in Chicago.

NOAA to issue 2022-2023 U.S. Winter Outlook

October 13, 2022

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Snow-covered street in Chicago.

Aerial imagery from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey of damage in the Times Square district of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Category 4 Hurricane Ian struck the area.

Ian is 15th billion-dollar disaster this year so far

October 11, 2022

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Billion-Dollar Disasters

Aerial imagery from NOAA's National Geodetic Survey of damage in the Times Square district of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., after Category 4 Hurricane Ian struck the area.

The southwest corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet on September 4, 2022.

Large, late summer heat wave causes record-setting melting in Greenland

September 29, 2022

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The southwest corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet on September 4, 2022.

Kelp exposed at low tide on Alaska's Kiska Island.

Understanding blue carbon

September 29, 2022

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carbon capture and storage

Kelp exposed at low tide on Alaska's Kiska Island.

Sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

Earth had its 6th-warmest August on record

September 14, 2022

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Sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: Thursday, Sept. 15

September 13, 2022

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climate outlooks

media teleconference

Photo of flood damage at Mud Canyon Road in Death Valley National Park, California, from August 2022. On August 5, 2022, the park received 1.70 inches of rain — an all-time 24-hour rainfall record for the area.

U.S. sweltered through third-hottest summer on record

September 9, 2022

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Photo of flood damage at Mud Canyon Road in Death Valley National Park, California, from August 2022. On August 5, 2022, the park received 1.70 inches of rain — an all-time 24-hour rainfall record for the area.

A graphic from the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation website showing depictions of climate hazards across the United States.

Biden Administration launches portal to help communities assess exposure to climate hazards

September 8, 2022

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climate adaptation strategies

A graphic from the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation website showing depictions of climate hazards across the United States.

Photo showing Representatives from NOAA and Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association affirm partnership through site blessing of the pilot project. Pictured from left to right are: Nāmaka Rawlins (Panaʻewa homesteader), Makaʻala Rawlins (Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association member), Pua Kamaka (NOAA Pacific Islands Coordinator), Letise LaFeir (NOAA Senior Advisor), Nicole LeBoeuf (Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s National Ocean Service), Maile Luʻuwai (President of Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association) and

Pilot project to build resilience, support akamai (smart) agriculture in Hawaii

August 31, 2022

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climate adaptation strategies

Photo showing Representatives from NOAA and Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association affirm partnership through site blessing of the pilot project. Pictured from left to right are: Nāmaka Rawlins (Panaʻewa homesteader), Makaʻala Rawlins (Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association member), Pua Kamaka (NOAA Pacific Islands Coordinator), Letise LaFeir (NOAA Senior Advisor), Nicole LeBoeuf (Assistant Administrator for NOAA’s National Ocean Service), Maile Luʻuwai (President of Keaukaha Panaʻewa Farmers Association) and

An aerial view showing storm and sea level rise damage at Hurst Castle on August 10, 2021 in Hampshire near Lymington, England.

BAMS report: Record-high greenhouse gases, sea levels in 2021

August 31, 2022

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An aerial view showing storm and sea level rise damage at Hurst Castle on August 10, 2021 in Hampshire near Lymington, England.

Arctic observatory near Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

NOAA celebrates new Arctic observatory

August 16, 2022

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Arctic observatory near Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

The mosquito C. pipiens is a vector for West Nile virus.

West Nile virus outbreak potentially linked to monsoon in Southwest

August 16, 2022

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The mosquito C. pipiens is a vector for West Nile virus.

Juvenile coho swim in a rocky river.

How El Niño and La Niña affect Pacific salmon

August 16, 2022

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

Juvenile coho swim in a rocky river.

Statement from NOAA Administrator on signing of historic Inflation Reduction Act

August 16, 2022

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Inflation Reduction Act

July 21, 2022: In this aerial view over Glossop, England, the bed of the Woodhead reservoir can be seen as summer water levels dropped due to demand for drinking water, record temperatures and reduced rainfall.

Earth had its 6th-hottest July and year to date on record

August 12, 2022

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July 21, 2022: In this aerial view over Glossop, England, the bed of the Woodhead reservoir can be seen as summer water levels dropped due to demand for drinking water, record temperatures and reduced rainfall.

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call is August 18

August 11, 2022

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A house almost completely submerged by flood water off of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway on July 29, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

July 2022 was third hottest on record for the U.S.

August 8, 2022

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A house almost completely submerged by flood water off of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway on July 29, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

A collage showing still images from each of the short films featured in NOAA's virtual summer film festival.

NOAA kicks off virtual summer film festival

August 3, 2022

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coastal communities

A collage showing still images from each of the short films featured in NOAA's virtual summer film festival.

Photo of Flooding of the Mississippi River shown in Davenport, Iowa.

Pilot project to support equitable climate resilience along the upper Mississippi River

August 1, 2022

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Photo of Flooding of the Mississippi River shown in Davenport, Iowa.

Storm damage in Berlin Township, Ohio, from a derecho that moved through the region on June 13, 2022. This derecho is one of nine billion-dollar disasters to strike the U.S. so far in 2022.

NOAA tool now brings disaster risk, vulnerability down to community level

July 27, 2022

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Billion-Dollar Disasters

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Storm damage in Berlin Township, Ohio, from a derecho that moved through the region on June 13, 2022. This derecho is one of nine billion-dollar disasters to strike the U.S. so far in 2022.

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat

July 26, 2022

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Social media and Web

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.