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The Commerce Department has sent NOAA officials a broad set of keywords to search grants in ways that would cover most climate change-related projects. Why it matters: NOAA is one of the world's top weather and climate agencies, and provides funding to universities and researchers to improve the understanding and…

An illustration of magnetic fields around Earth. (Image credit: UCLA EPSS/NASA SVS) NEW ORLEANS — Scientists continue to advance the process of updating the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Scales, with the next steps expected to be taken as early as this year. Just like there's a…

The US government agency that monitors the weather and conducts research on the world’s oceans, among other things, is now in the cross-hairs of the Trump administration. Wired Magazine reported this week that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service has been ordered to stop communicating with…

A number of federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the US federal agency that monitors and models the oceans and atmosphere for the purpose of predicting changes in climate and weather, have received orders to temporarily cease communicating with foreign nationals, including those working directly with…

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On Thursday, around 13,000 federal employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reportedly received an offensive email after a new messaging system was easily misused. The email, with the subject line “Resign,” contained a rude message that said, “Aren’t you tired of working for a complete cunt?” Scott…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a new Ocean Carbon Observing Science Plan . Ocean, coastal, and Great Lake carbon observations provide critical information that helps support the development of future climate projections, adaptation and mitigation strategies as well as policies that inform decision-makers and advance the…

NOAA released a study of Groundhog Day predictions and found Punxsutawney Phil to be the 17th most accurate groundhog in the United States. File Photo by George M Powers/UPI | License Photo Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a study analyzing the annual prognostications…

A decade ago, startups raising money to launch commercial weather satellites were convinced they had a goldmine on their hands because they could improve forecasting models. The problem? NOAA spent years evaluating the commercial observations before acquiring limited datasets under short-term contracts. Many of the businesses, figuratively and literally, never…

Data: NOAA GFS; Map: Erin Davis/Axios VisualsA powerful Arctic outbreak tied in part to the polar vortex is set to send temperatures by next week tumbling down to as cold as 35 degrees Fahrenheit below average for mid-January, forecasts show. Why it matters: The hazardous cold could endanger public health...Read More