Rainwatch keeps eye on rainfall for West African farmers

More than anywhere on the planet, rain can mean the difference between life and death for those living in Niger, in West Africa. After a severe drought in 2009 caused many to face acute hunger, in 2010 the area experienced its wettest year since 1964. NOAA-funded researchers hope a new climate information system they developed will help West...

NOAA, USACE, and USGS partner to support water resources management

On May 11, the USACE, NOAA, and USGS, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form an innovative partnership of federal agencies to address America’s growing water resources challenges....

U.S. and China agree to increase cooperation in greenhouse gas observing and fisheries and ocean management

The third U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue meeting was held May 9-10 in Washington, D.C. A significant outcome relates to their cooperation on observing greenhouse gases and a renewed dialogue on bilateral fisheries and ocean management....

NOAA administrator names governing panel for national climate assessment advisory committee

A senior scientist, a partner in an environmental law firm, and an academic were selected by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to lead the advisory committee that will produce the next National Climate Assessment....

Weather, climate extremes punctuate warm, very wet April in U.S.

Historic flooding, a record-breaking tornado outbreak and devastating wildfire activity made April 2011 a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C....