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Natural Hazards

Boat alone on water in Alaska

News 9 April 2019

NOAA Monitoring Stations Are Off-Line from a GPS Y2K Moment

The outage could last until November for some stations.

Science Policy & Funding

Four young people pose with a middle-aged man and woman

News 5 April 2019

House Climate Crisis Committee Hears Call for Action from Youth

The witnesses and Democrats at the House hearing urge action, but Republicans question the committee’s focus and criticize Democrats on the committee for not working in a bipartisan manner.

Science Policy & Funding

A NOAA ship sails through a bay beneath snow-covered mountains.

News 4 April 2019

Senate Committee OK’s White House’s NOAA Pick in Party Line Vote

Senate floor fight may loom for Barry Lee Myers, whom Democrats oppose.

Flood mitigation methods in Boulder, Colorado along a creek-side path.

Project Update 4 April 2019

Bridging the Gap with the Science for Climate Action Network

A new report identifies missing support that is slowing progress in limiting and adapting to climate change. The Science for Climate Action Network aims to provide it.

Science Policy & Funding

A young white man and an older white man lead a meeting at a podium

News 1 April 2019

Youth Call Climate Change a Generational Justice Issue

Students and educators urge congressional action on climate change.

Science Policy & Funding

A panel of men question another man at a table

News 28 March 2019

NOAA Budget Proposal Hits Rough Waters in Congress

The budget proposed by the Trump administration would cut NOAA’s budget by 18%. It would target climate and ocean research programs and also slash education initiatives, grants, and other agency programs.

Science Policy & Funding

Fake news or fact? Universities have a role to play in training scientists to withstand attacks on fact.

Opinion 25 March 2019

Let’s Start Teaching Scientists How to Withstand Attacks on Fact

We need to imbue students with a central value: Adherence to the scientific method is, in itself, good citizenship.

Science Policy & Funding

An industrial oil pump in Wyoming

News 22 March 2019

Judge Blocks Oil and Gas Leases on Public Land, Citing Climate Change

The ruling pointed out a “critical flaw” in fossil fuel leasing.

Vegetation growing in the heathlands of Chobham Common, Surrey

Meeting Report 22 March 2019

Ancient Fires and Indigenous Knowledge Inform Fire Policies

Global Paleofire Working Group 2: Diverse Knowledge Systems for Fire Policy and Biodiversity Conservation; Egham, United Kingdom, 4–9 September 2018

Science Policy & Funding

Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential hopeful, spoke in Washington, D.C., on 20 March.

News 22 March 2019

Jay Inslee Campaigns for Presidency on Climate Change Issue

The governor of Washington says that dealing with climate change has to be the country’s number one priority.