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 ...

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

"We just need Cal/OSHA to be out there more often and do more inspections that hopefully will save farmworker lives." ...

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

Communities in North Carolina saw flooding as a storm came ashore, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. The storm wasn't ...

Climate change came across as an afterthought in the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former ...

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 ...

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

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

"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 ...

The right weather during the fall can promote more intense leaf color production, too, Harvard Forest says. The reds require sunlight for production, and are enhanced by cold and sunny days. Meanwhile ...