National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

This Year's 'Dead Zone' Is Forecast To Be One Of The Gulf of Mexico's Largest

The oxygen-starved area, which kills marine life and habitats, is expected to be the size of Massachusetts.
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May Was The United States' Second Wettest Month On Record

It also marked the end of the wettest 12-month period in NOAA's 125 years of record-keeping.
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Global Carbon Dioxide Measurements Spike To Record High

The concentration of 414.7 parts per million may be the highest in human history.
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Scientists Warn We Could Be In For Another Active Hurricane Season

Storms last year caused $50 billion in damage.
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Investigation Finds 'Pervasive' Sex Harassment At Company Run By Trump Nominee

The president wants ex-AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Should Some Sunscreens Be Banned To Save Corals? Scientists Can’t Agree.

“You don’t base global public health decisions on a couple studies.”
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NOAA Claps Back At Trump And His Climate Change Doubts

“Winter storms don’t prove that global warming isn’t happening,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tweeted.
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Remote Hawaiian Island Wiped Off The Map

“This event is confronting us with what the future could look like,” one federal scientist said about the loss of East Island, caused by Hurricane Walaka.
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Rescue Teams Continue Unprecedented Effort To Save Young Sick Orca

A Friday mission to feed the orca failed, but food delivery will be attempted again.
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Another Year, Another Warning The Earth Is Screwed

The planet bombed its "annual physical" with another year of record heat and rising seas.
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