The health, welfare, and livelihood of millions depend upon our elected officials’ continued and robust support for hurricane research.Read More »Climate Change
Abnormally high levels of mercury in Ordovician rocks may imply that a huge surge of volcanism took place at a time when much of the planet’s ocean life vanished.Read More »
A combination of warm sea surface temperatures and a weak or absent El Niño may create conditions conducive to tropical storm formation.Read More »Atmospheric Sciences
Low-latitude sightings of colorful hues in the sky likely to have been auroras indicate powerful geomagnetic storms buffeted Earth when some old chronicles were written, researchers report.Read More »Hydrology, Cryosphere & Earth Surface
The first systematic evaluation of water use across the continental U.S. identifies areas that need the most help and highlights the types of action be best suited to help those areas.Read More »
National Weather Service data from nearly 900 tornadoes and a principle of economics reveal the relationship between storm energy, population, and casualty count.Read More »
Along faults in the Central Apennine Mountains, weather and landslides may cause rock exposure that is mistakenly attributed to earthquakes.Read More »
Agency scientists on a Hurricane Awareness Tour showcase NOAA research capabilities and warn that although winds can cause severe damage, the biggest killers are storm surges and inland flooding.Read More »Geology & Geophysics
Newly discovered rock mounds left by ancient methane seeps give scientists clues that methane on ancient ocean floor was released by ancient global warming.Read More »
