NOAA helps New York respond to Long Island South Shore toxic algal bloom

NOAA has awarded $18,700 to State University of New York scientists to document the first known incidence of a bloom of harmful algae off Long Island’s south shore, study its effects on the area’s shellfish, and test a method that could control it....

NOAA to use EPA administrative law judges for newly docketed enforcement cases

Beginning today, NOAA will refer new law enforcement cases to administrative law judges (ALJs) from the Environmental Protection Agency....

Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner fuels

New clean fuel regulations in California and voluntary slowdowns by shipping companies substantially reduce air pollution caused by near-shore ships, according to a new NOAA-led study published online today in Environmental Science & Technology....

Climate Prediction Center: La Nina is back

La Niña, which contributed to extreme weather around the globe during the first half of 2011, has re-emerged in the tropical Pacific Ocean and is forecast to gradually strengthen and continue into winter. Today, forecasters with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center upgraded last month’s La Niña Watch to a La Niña Advisory....

U.S. experiences second warmest summer on record

The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June through August months, marks the second warmest summer on record according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. The persistent heat, combined with below-average precipitation across the southern U.S. during August and the t...