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Water rushing down the damaged Oroville dam spillway into the river.
Posted inNews

How Infrastructure Standards Miss the Mark on Snowmelt

by Jackie Rocheleau 16 October 20208 September 2022

Nationwide, civil engineers consider precipitation values from NOAA to design their structures. But those values are missing another contributor to flood risk: snowmelt.

Satellite image of Hurricanes Katia, Irma, and Jose
Posted inNews

NOAA Predicts Busy Hurricane Season

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 21 May 202020 May 2022

FEMA issued new guidance yesterday advising states to prepare for evacuations during the pandemic.

Photo of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Snowpack Data Sets Put to the Test

by David Shultz 30 March 202031 March 2023

A new study compares the accuracy of three observation-based methods of calculating snow water equivalent, a key component in water management.

Former NOAA chief Jane Lubchenco speaks into a microphone while seated at a table.
Posted inNews

Former NOAA Head Calls for Renewed Social Contract for Science

by Randy Showstack 13 December 20197 January 2022

Jane Lubchenco says this is a “moment of truth” about climate change and that scientists need to think about their obligations and responsibilities to society.

A true-color satellite image of the Gulf of Mexico on 17 July 2019
Posted inScience Updates

Filling the Gaps in Ocean Maps

by X. Liu and M. Wang 21 November 20199 February 2022

A new software application merges ocean color data from instruments aboard two satellites to provide gap-free, near-real-time monitoring of the global ocean environment.

Acting NOAA administrator Neil Jacobs speaks into a microphone.
Posted inNews

NOAA’s Acting Head Addresses Storm over Dorian Forecasts

by Randy Showstack 10 September 201910 January 2022

Neil Jacobs said that the Trump administration is committed to the important mission of weather forecasting, while also stating that the weather service team has his and the department’s full support.

A U.S. flag flies over the NOAA logo at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Fla.
Posted inOpinions

Altered Forecasts and Threatened Firings at the National Weather Service

by D. J. Baker, J. Lubchenco and K. D. Sullivan 10 September 201910 January 2022

In the wake of statements made by the president and his appointees during Hurricane Dorian, three former NOAA chiefs insist on the return of scientific integrity.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying two dozen satellites launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on 25 June 2019.
Posted inScience Updates

Six New Satellites Watch the Atmosphere over Earth’s Equator

by R. Anthes and W. Schreiner 30 August 20193 March 2023

The FORMOSAT-7/COSMIC-2 constellation, launched this June, will provide the most accurate data yet on tropical weather, climate, and space weather.

Sea surface temperature map for 10 August 2019 generated by merging data from geostationary and polar-orbiting satellites
Posted inScience Updates

Satellite Oceanography Data Producers and Users Connect

by C. W. Brown, V. Lance and F. Montagner 20 August 201914 January 2022

First International Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium; College Park, Maryland, 18–20 June 2019

NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this microwave image of the Earth including Arctic sea ice cap on 3 September 2010.
Posted inScience Updates

Updated Temperature Data Give a Sharper View of Climate Trends

by H.-M. Zhang, J. H. Lawrimore, B. Huang, M. J. Menne, X. Yin, A. Sánchez-Lugo, B. E. Gleason, Russell Vose, D. Arndt, J. J. Rennie and C. N. Williams 19 July 201915 November 2021

The latest version of NOAA’s Global Surface Temperature Dataset improves coverage over land and sea and improves the treatment of historical changes in observational practices.

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