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Data news and stories from across NOAA

NOAA environmental data heads to the cloud for fast, on-demand public access

May 12, 2026

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Explore the seafloor with NOAA's modernized data portal

April 22, 2026

A deep sea lizard sits on the ocean floor

Level up with NOAA, Fathomverse's new ocean exploration game

April 3, 2025

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New historical dataset closes gaps between NOAA tide stations

February 18, 2025

This image from CORA captures historical maximum water levels for the entire South Carolina coastline. Water-level observations were previously only available from one location, a tide gauge represented by the blue star in the image. The CORA dataset fills gaps in water level observations between tide stations providing historical water levels at each of the red, orange, and yellow dots, spaced every 500 meters along the coast.

Navigating New York waterways with real-time data

January 30, 2025

A tower with sensors sits on a shoreline with a bridge and trees in the background

New modeled historical dataset closes gaps between NOAA tide stations

January 15, 2025

Map with dots representing maximum water level data provided by CORA. This dataset provides greater coverage for the Charleston, SC area compared to NOAA’s Charleston, SC tide gauge represented by the blue star.

Argo, the 'crown jewel' of ocean observing systems, turns 25

December 11, 2024

Researchers deploy an Argo float into the sea to gather data throughout the water column.

NOAA awards TraCSS Presentation Layer contract

November 26, 2024

Graphic representing NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce (OSC) and its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS) to provide basic space situational awareness (SSA) data and services to civil and private space operators and to support spaceflight safety, space sustainability and international coordination.

Helene drone flight breaks records for data collection and flying time

October 2, 2024

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene as it formed in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.

NOAA, Esri team up to make ocean data more accessible and actionable

September 16, 2024

Image showing global data dashboard overlaid on top of breaking waves.

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