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Topic: Climate

Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

7 ways El Niño could affect West Coast marine species

June 15, 2026

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Two commercial fishing boats using bright overhead lights while operating at night.

An aerial view of the Mauna Loa Observatory buildings in the midst of old lava flows, located high up on the side of Mauna Loa volcano.

Access to NOAA’s world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored

May 18, 2026

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Earth observations

An aerial view of the Mauna Loa Observatory buildings in the midst of old lava flows, located high up on the side of Mauna Loa volcano.

Photo showing Bright sunlight with sunbeams under blue water surface in the sea with some small fish.

Record-warm ocean temps fueled longest-lasting U.S. heatwave in 2023

July 18, 2025

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Photo showing Bright sunlight with sunbeams under blue water surface in the sea with some small fish.

The Pacific Palisades Fire near Malibu, California, which started on January 7, 2025.

How weather, climate impacted the January 2025 California wildfires

February 20, 2025

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The Pacific Palisades Fire near Malibu, California, which started on January 7, 2025.

Photo showing a sun rises over the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Credit: RJ Mitchell)

Biden-Harris Administration invests more than $17 million for Regional Ocean Partnerships through Investing in America

January 14, 2025

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

Photo showing a sun rises over the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. (Credit: RJ Mitchell)

March 15, 2024: An aerial view of homes destroyed by a tornado in Winchester, Indiana. Severe weather and wildfires ravaged parts of the U.S. in March 2024.

NOAA leaders and scientists to speak about climate, weather and resilience at AMS in New Orleans

January 8, 2025

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March 15, 2024: An aerial view of homes destroyed by a tornado in Winchester, Indiana. Severe weather and wildfires ravaged parts of the U.S. in March 2024.

Snowfall Fraser Fir

The hidden forces transforming Christmas traditions

January 2, 2025

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Snowfall Fraser Fir

Photo of Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator (left), and Dr. Everette Joseph, Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, hold up an expanded Memorandum of Understanding on December 10, 2024 in Washington DC. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between NOAA and NCAR to advance and accelerate our understanding and application of Earth system science.

NOAA, UCAR renew, expand partnership to advance extreme weather research

December 11, 2024

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extreme weather

Photo of Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator (left), and Dr. Everette Joseph, Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, hold up an expanded Memorandum of Understanding on December 10, 2024 in Washington DC. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between NOAA and NCAR to advance and accelerate our understanding and application of Earth system science.

Photo of coral restoration divers in Butler Bay on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (May 2023). NOAA funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is supporting a ridge-to-reef restoration effort on the west end of St. Croix. (Credit: Ceiba Strategies)

Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA make $20 million available for habitat restoration, resilience for tribes and underserved communities

December 13, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

habitat restoration

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Photo of coral restoration divers in Butler Bay on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (May 2023). NOAA funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is supporting a ridge-to-reef restoration effort on the west end of St. Croix. (Credit: Ceiba Strategies)

Pnoto showing graduates listen to speakers at the University of Arizona’s 2022 convocation ceremony for Native American Student Affairs. Credit: Chris Richards/University of Arizona.

NOAA, American Indian Higher Education Consortium work to build climate resilience

December 9, 2024

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Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Pnoto showing graduates listen to speakers at the University of Arizona’s 2022 convocation ceremony for Native American Student Affairs. Credit: Chris Richards/University of Arizona.

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