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2021 Global climate summary: 6th-warmest year on record

Rebecca Lindsey | January 13, 2022

It's been 45 years since the planet had a cooler-than-average year.

A conversation with blue carbon researcher Ariane Arias-Ortiz

John Dos Passos Coggin | December 21, 2021

Ariane Arias-Ortiz discusses her journey to her current career.

Interactive map: How has local sea level in the United States changed over time?

Rebecca Lindsey, Julia Engdahl, Nathan Murry, Analise Keeney, Ashley Miller, Chris Zervas, Audra Luscher | December 20, 2021

Use this interactive map to browse a collection of animated gifs showing monthly sea level at U.S. tide-monitoring stations over their lifetimes.

Climate.gov marine ecosystem Tweet chat

Tom Di Liberto | October 25, 2021

In a tweet chat featuring four NOAA marine experts, learn about the National Marine Ecosystem Status website, how to use it, and why you should care about the health of marine ecosystems.

Go with the Flo: a Q&A with postdoctoral researcher Flo La Valle about data, the Philippines, and the pursuit of ocean protection

Emily Harwitz | June 8, 2021

Marine scientist Flo La Valle's life has taken her from the Philippines, to Rome, to Hawaii. A love for coastal ecosystems and the communities they support has stayed with her.

April 2021 outlook: Warmth expected for much of the contiguous US…except you, Pacific Northwest

Tom Di Liberto | April 2, 2021

The April 2021 climate outlook tilts warmer than average for most of the country and drier than average across the southern tier of the United States.

March 2021 outlook: A warm start to meteorological spring for the central and eastern United States

Tom Di Liberto | March 2, 2021

A warmer-than-average start to spring is favored for the central and eastern United States while a drier-than-average March is likely across the southern tier of the contiguous U.S.

A conversation with polar oceanographer Rebecca Jackson

John Dos Passos Coggin | February 9, 2021

To better predict sea level rise, Rebecca Jackson wants to describe exactly what happens where liquid ocean meets the icy underside of glaciers. But how do you study a glacier that could calve a dangerous iceberg at any moment?

February 2021 outlook: A winter's chill forecast across central and western United States

Tom Di Liberto | February 1, 2021

The February 2021 outlook favors a colder- and wetter-than-average month for much of the northern and central United States.

Eighth-warmest December on record helps 2020 end as second-hottest year on record

Tom Di Liberto | January 15, 2021

Despite the influence of La Niña, December 2020 was the eighth-hottest December on record helping 2020 become the second-hottest year on record.

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