The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the Nation’s Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather and climate events in their historical perspective. As part of its responsibility of monitoring and assessing the climate, NCDC tracks and evaluates climate events in the U.S. and globally that have great economic and societal impacts.
NASA, NOAA Find 2014 Warmest Year in Modern Record
The year 2014 ranks as Earth’s warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists.
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program issues funding call for Gulf projects
First federal funding opportunity opens competition for up to $2.5 million in grant support
Yellowstone’s Thermal Springs — Their Colors Unveiled
Scientists from Montana and Germany develop simple new model that explains the brilliant deep hues of Yellowstone National Park’s most beautiful thermal springs
Most of U.S. coast may see 30 or more days a year of floods up to 2 feet above high tides
NOAA establishes ‘tipping points’ for sea level rise related flooding
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program issues funding call for Gulf projects
First federal funding opportunity opens competition for up to $2.5 million in grant support
NOAA/NASA Satellite Sees Holiday Lights Brighten Cities
Even from space, holidays shine bright.
New Climate Resilience Toolkit helps communities prepare
The Climate Resilience Toolkit provides data-driven tools, information and subject-matter expertise to help communities prepare for a change world.
NOAA’s new Lake Level Viewer aids Great Lakes community planning
Promotes community resilience through scenarios for land use, infrastructure
U.S. Initiates First National Network to Monitor Marine Biodiversity
Our fragile coastal and marine ecosystems face increasing threats from human activities, climate change and other factors. To mitigate and adapt to such threats, we need a fuller, more integrated, picture of how the biodiversity within these ecosystems may be changing, especially since marine biodiversity is a key indicator of ocean health and critical to […]