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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 world’s — and South America’s — warmest October on record.

The planet just had its warmest October on record

November 15, 2023

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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 world’s — and South America’s — warmest October on record.

President Joe Biden and Allison Fundis, COO of Ocean Exploration Trust, discuss an exhibit at American Possibilities: A White House Demo Day, on November 9, 2023.

NOAA research and technology featured at White House Demo Day

November 13, 2023

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President Joe Biden and Allison Fundis, COO of Ocean Exploration Trust, discuss an exhibit at American Possibilities: A White House Demo Day, on November 9, 2023.

October 9, 2023: An aerial view shows low water levels on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, revealing pipes that are typically underwater The low water levels caused barges and ships to run aground along parts of the Mississippi River in October and created saltwater intrusion concerns in southern Louisiana.

Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October

November 8, 2023

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October 9, 2023: An aerial view shows low water levels on the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, revealing pipes that are typically underwater The low water levels caused barges and ships to run aground along parts of the Mississippi River in October and created saltwater intrusion concerns in southern Louisiana.

HUARINA, BOLIVIA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: An aerial view of a boat stuck in the dried lake bed of Lake Titicaca. The water level of Titicaca, the largest lake in South America, has been dropping drastically due to the unprecedented winter heat that hit the country. September 2023 was the warmest September on record for South America and the globe.

Topping the charts: September 2023 was Earth’s warmest September in 174-year record

October 13, 2023

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HUARINA, BOLIVIA – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: An aerial view of a boat stuck in the dried lake bed of Lake Titicaca. The water level of Titicaca, the largest lake in South America, has been dropping drastically due to the unprecedented winter heat that hit the country. September 2023 was the warmest September on record for South America and the globe.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S.

The U.S. just had its 7th-warmest September on record

October 10, 2023

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: People attempt to clear a storm drain on Stratford Avenue amid flash flooding in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough. September 2023 brought everything from flooding rain to tropical systems and blistering heat to parts of the U.S.

This Sept. 16, 2023, aerial image shows flooding in the area around Machiasport, Maine, after Hurricane Lee passed through.

Aerial images from #Lee damage assessment now available online

September 18, 2023

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This Sept. 16, 2023, aerial image shows flooding in the area around Machiasport, Maine, after Hurricane Lee passed through.

SEVILLE, SPAIN - AUGUST 21: A person walks past a place of business cooled by water vapor during a heatwave on August 21, 2023. The city — the hottest major metropolitan area in continental Europe — baked under Europe’s second-warmest August and third-warmest summer on record.

The world just sweltered through its hottest August on record

September 14, 2023

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SEVILLE, SPAIN - AUGUST 21: A person walks past a place of business cooled by water vapor during a heatwave on August 21, 2023. The city — the hottest major metropolitan area in continental Europe — baked under Europe’s second-warmest August and third-warmest summer on record.

The Altius-600 uncrewed aircraft system demonstration model appears with Hurricane Hunter NOAA WP-3D Orion, known as “Miss Piggy,” at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, during an uncrewed aircraft system flight test on May 25, 2022.

NOAA flies straight into the Guinness World Records book

September 12, 2023

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The Altius-600 uncrewed aircraft system demonstration model appears with Hurricane Hunter NOAA WP-3D Orion, known as “Miss Piggy,” at NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, during an uncrewed aircraft system flight test on May 25, 2022.

August 17, 2023: A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, is destroyed by the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century. This fire was one of 23 billion dollar disasters that struck the U.S. through August 2023 — the all-time highest number of billion dollar disasters on record.

U.S. saw its 9th-warmest August on record

September 11, 2023

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August 17, 2023: A neighborhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, is destroyed by the deadliest fire in the U.S. in over a century. This fire was one of 23 billion dollar disasters that struck the U.S. through August 2023 — the all-time highest number of billion dollar disasters on record.

An aerial image from a NOAA National Geodetic Survey overflight of the destruction of homes and property in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, taken August 31, 2023.

Aerial images of #Idalia damage now available online for viewing

August 31, 2023

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An aerial image from a NOAA National Geodetic Survey overflight of the destruction of homes and property in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, taken August 31, 2023.

Children playing in a water fountain during a heat wave on July 24, 2023, in Hong Kong, China. Asia, Africa and South America all sweltered through their hottest Julys on record last month.

Record shattering: Earth had its hottest July in 174 years

August 14, 2023

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Children playing in a water fountain during a heat wave on July 24, 2023, in Hong Kong, China. Asia, Africa and South America all sweltered through their hottest Julys on record last month.

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

Extremely dangerous heat to persist for roughly 100 million people in 22 states this week

July 19, 2023

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

Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, Florida. Date unknown.

The ongoing marine heat waves in U.S. waters, explained

July 14, 2023

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Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, Florida. Date unknown.

Antarctic sea ice from June 5, 2023. Earth sweltered through a record-hot June, while last month had the lowest global sea ice coverage for any June on record.

Earth just had its hottest June on record

July 13, 2023

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Antarctic sea ice from June 5, 2023. Earth sweltered through a record-hot June, while last month had the lowest global sea ice coverage for any June on record.

Damage from an EF-1 tornado that struck just south of the city of Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama, on June 14, 2023. This tornado was part of a severe weather outbreak that contributed to the U.S. seeing 12 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first six months of 2023.

June marked by record-setting U.S. heat waves, severe weather

July 11, 2023

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Damage from an EF-1 tornado that struck just south of the city of Eufaula in Barbour County, Alabama, on June 14, 2023. This tornado was part of a severe weather outbreak that contributed to the U.S. seeing 12 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the first six months of 2023.

Independence Day fireworks over San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. Getty Images/Anthony Mance

July 4th forecast: Hot, stormy weather could disrupt festivities for some

June 30, 2023

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Independence Day fireworks over San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. Getty Images/Anthony Mance

Graphic showing annual temperature compared to 20th-century average (1895-2022).

2023 'climate stripes' graphics show U.S. trends by state and county

June 21, 2023

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Graphic showing annual temperature compared to 20th-century average (1895-2022).

A large cluster of wildfires burns in Alberta, Canada, as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on May 5, 2023. May 2023 was North America’s warmest May in NOAA’s 174-year climate record.

Earth saw its 3rd-warmest May in 174 years

June 14, 2023

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A large cluster of wildfires burns in Alberta, Canada, as seen from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite on May 5, 2023. May 2023 was North America’s warmest May in NOAA’s 174-year climate record.

he sun rises over Seattle, Washington.

May continued the nation’s warm start to 2023

June 8, 2023

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he sun rises over Seattle, Washington.

Thick smoke from a coking plant being emitted from the top of two stacks. Undated image.

NOAA index tracks how greenhouse gas pollution amplified global warming in 2022

May 23, 2023

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Thick smoke from a coking plant being emitted from the top of two stacks. Undated image.

In this image captured on April 12, 2023 by the Himawari-9 satellite, operated by NOAA’s partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia. Ilsa’s landfall set a new record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia.

April 2023 was Earth’s fourth warmest on record

May 12, 2023

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In this image captured on April 12, 2023 by the Himawari-9 satellite, operated by NOAA’s partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa strengthens as it approaches Australia. Ilsa’s landfall set a new record for the strongest winds observed in western Australia.

In this aerial view, cars navigate through flooded streets after record rains fell in the area on April 13, 2023, in Hollywood, Florida. In Fort Lauderdale, this 1,000-year rain event smashed the previous one-day record of 14.59 inches of rainfall set on April 25,1979.

U.S. dominated by remarkable warmth so far in 2023

May 8, 2023

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In this aerial view, cars navigate through flooded streets after record rains fell in the area on April 13, 2023, in Hollywood, Florida. In Fort Lauderdale, this 1,000-year rain event smashed the previous one-day record of 14.59 inches of rainfall set on April 25,1979.

This world map shows sea surface temperature anomalies during one of the strongest El Nino events on record in 2016. The red colors indicate warmer-than-average ocean temperatures, while blue values are cooler-than-average temperatures.

What to watch for: El Nino likely to develop this summer

April 13, 2023

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This world map shows sea surface temperature anomalies during one of the strongest El Nino events on record in 2016. The red colors indicate warmer-than-average ocean temperatures, while blue values are cooler-than-average temperatures.

Aerial view of harvesting machine clearing brown, drought-stressed fields of corn on March 12, 2023 in San Jerónimo Sud, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Earth just had its second-warmest March on record

April 13, 2023

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Aerial view of harvesting machine clearing brown, drought-stressed fields of corn on March 12, 2023 in San Jerónimo Sud, Santa Fe, Argentina.

In an aerial view, piles of debris remain where homes once stood before an EF-4 tornado on March 26, 2023 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

Freight train of atmospheric rivers brought record rain, snow in March

April 10, 2023

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In an aerial view, piles of debris remain where homes once stood before an EF-4 tornado on March 26, 2023 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi.

An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.

February 2023 was Earth’s 4th warmest on record

March 14, 2023

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An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.

A person jogs as palm trees stand in front of snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains following a powerful winter storm.

A warm February wrapped up a warm winter for U.S.

March 8, 2023

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A person jogs as palm trees stand in front of snow-covered San Gabriel Mountains following a powerful winter storm.

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ProTech Satellite 2.0 Domain ID/IQ Contract Awards Announced

March 7, 2023

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ProTech 2.0 Fisheries RFP is Live

March 3, 2023

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Difficult to impossible travel across wide swaths of U.S. due to coast-to-coast storm

February 22, 2023

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January, 2023: An image of Antarctica during a penguin survey throughout the Rosenthal Islands. January 2023 marked Antarctica’s lowest January sea ice coverage on record.

Earth had its 7th-warmest January on record

February 14, 2023

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January, 2023: An image of Antarctica during a penguin survey throughout the Rosenthal Islands. January 2023 marked Antarctica’s lowest January sea ice coverage on record.

Cars in floodwaters on January 11, 2023, in Planada, California, after the town was devastated by widespread flooding following a severe atmospheric river event. A series of nine atmospheric rivers dumped a record amount of rain and mountain snow across parts of the western U.S. from late December into mid-January, hitting California particularly hard.

January 2023 was nation’s 6th warmest on record

February 8, 2023

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Cars in floodwaters on January 11, 2023, in Planada, California, after the town was devastated by widespread flooding following a severe atmospheric river event. A series of nine atmospheric rivers dumped a record amount of rain and mountain snow across parts of the western U.S. from late December into mid-January, hitting California particularly hard.

Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

Having dodged lava flows, NOAA's Mauna Loa research facility to get upgrades

February 6, 2023

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Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii provide important data for climate scientists around the world. On Thursday, NOAA announced that analysis of data from their global sampling network showed that levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane recorded the largest annual increase ever observed in 2021, while carbon dioxide continued to increase at historically high rates.

A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

Former NOAA scientist honored for pioneering ocean and climate science

January 27, 2023

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A black and white photo shows Joseph Smagorinsky, Kirk Bryan, and Suki Manabe sitting and discussing a paper in 1969.

Drought destroyed sunflower crops near the Gardon river on August 10, 2022, in Anduze, France

2022 was world’s 6th-warmest year on record

January 12, 2023

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Drought destroyed sunflower crops near the Gardon river on August 10, 2022, in Anduze, France