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El Nino looms large over U.S. Winter Outlook

NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook, released today, shows how El Nino will likely influence the upcoming winter months (December 2026 ...
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Sarah Kapnick named NOAA chief scientist

The Biden-Harris Administration named Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., as NOAA’s chief scientist today. Kapnick will serve as the senior scientist for the agency, advancing policy and program direction for ...
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Active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends

The active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes today having produced 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), including seven hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater) of which four ...
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Our mission, values and vision

A photo mosaic comprising a large NOAA logo with ocean and mountains near Port Orford, Oregon, in the distance. (Image credit: NOAA ) , NOAA's Mission: Science. Service. Stewardship. 1. To understand ...
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What’s the difference between climate and weather?

Worldwide, scientists observe weather conditions at thousands of stations every day of the year. Some observations are made hourly, others just once a day. Over time, these observations allow us to ...
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Hurricane Erin: When distant storms pose a danger to America’s coastal communities

Although the eye of Hurricane Erin was never closer than about 200 miles from the U.S. East Coast and its center never made landfall, Erin’s effects were still seen along the shoreline and felt by ...
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U.S. struck with historic number of billion-dollar disasters in 2023

The most costly events in 2023 were the Southern/Midwestern drought and heat wave event at $14.5 billion, and the Southern/Eastern severe weather event in early March, at $6.0 billion. Adding the 2023 ...
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Gulf of America ‘dead zone’ below average, scientists find

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America “dead zone” — an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% ...
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NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite now operational, providing critical new data to forecasters

Satellite covering GOES-East orbit NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite, the latest and final satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R Series, officially began operations as GOES East today. This milestone comes after its June ...
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The planet just had its warmest October on record

October 4, 2023: An aerial view of the drought-hit harbor of Cacau Pirêra, where houses that normally float on the water are lying on the river bed in Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil. October 2023 was the ...