Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is concerned with scientific and regulatory activities around water bodies and environmental change.

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping ...

Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are expected to remain drought-free through the remainder of the year, with ...

The short answer was no — at least, not that scientists could detect. Despite early hints of success, they concluded in the ...

Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament ...

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme ...

Air pollution from wildfires is a growing problem with many health harms, particularly for Blacks and Latinx. You can protect ...

It is the season’s seventh named storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record warm ocean ...

The National Weather Service says a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is forecast to bring significant ...

Once in a blue moon, boaters off California catch a glimpse of a famous but elusive white killer whale. Frosty, as it is ...

While the North Bay is known for its chilly summers characterized by the marine layer, the effects of gradual warming, ...

"This research builds on the already incredible capabilities of the National Water Center to detect and predict flooding over large land areas, and will enable more accurate flood monitoring ...