July 21, 2011 -- A recent increase in the abundance of particles high in the atmosphere has offset about a third of the current climate warming influence of carbon dioxide (CO2) change during the past decade.

July 18, 2011 -- NOAA and several partners have launched a year-long effort to improve forecasts of winds for the renewable energy industry and to help reach the nation’s renewable energy goals.

July 8, 2011 -- It’s early July, and school is out for the summer – for most students. But for a dedicated group of teenagers, it’s time to take on an academic challenge.

June 24, 2011 -- Scientists in the Physical Oceanography Division at the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) are developing a way to improve the accuracy of ocean temperature measurements to be more useful for climate science.

June 12, 2011 -- Many college students spend the summer making coffee, flipping burgers, or lifeguarding, but a half dozen lucky undergrads have a very different summer job with NOAA.

June 16, 2011 -- NOAA’s scientific integrity policy is available for public comment until Aug. 15. The policy incorporates the principles of scientific integrity contained in guidance from the White House, and addresses how NOAA ensures quality science.

June 9, 2011 -- The Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement, NOAA, and the U.S. Geological Survey are beginning an expedition to map deepwater canyons and identify sensitive biological habitats, coral communities and archeological sites.

June 2, 2011 -- In this record-breaking tornado season, local Red Cross chapters are dramatically cutting damage assessment times the immediate aftermath of a storm with a tool developed by the NOAA National Severe Storm Lab.

May 18, 2011 -- NOAA-sponsored explorers are searching a largely unexplored and forgotten coastline for evidence and artifacts of one of the greatest seafaring traditions of the ancient New World -- Mayan mariners.

May 16, 2011 -- Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA researchers and their colleagues.

May 16, 2011 -- Representatives from NOAA and the Agulhas-Somali Currents Large Marine Ecosystem (ASCLME) recently formalized an agreement that will help African and Indian Ocean states better manage their ocean ecosystems and resources.

May 13, 2011 -- Elizabeth (Libby) Jewett, a NOAA scientist with diverse science and management experience in ocean acidification and coastal hypoxia (low oxygen) research programs, will be the first director of NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program.

May 12, 2011 -- More than anywhere on earth, rain means the difference between life and death in Niger, in West Africa. NOAA-funded researchers hope a new climate information system they developed will help West African farmers help themselves.

May 11, 2011 -- A senior scientist, a partner in an environmental law firm, and an academic were selected by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to lead the advisory committee that will produce the next National Climate Assessment.