Earth had 13th warmest March on record

The Earth experienced the 13th warmest March since record keeping began in 1880, as the climate phenomenon La Niña continued to be a significant factor....

NOAA issues regulations governing Navy's activities in the Keyport range

NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization (LOA) to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting research, development, test and evaluation activities and range expansion at the Naval Sea System Command Undersea Warfare Center Keyport Range Complex, in waters off the state of W...

NOAA finds petition to list Chinook salmon in Upper Klamath and Trinity rivers basin may be warranted

NOAA's Fisheries Service announced Monday that it will decide whether or not to list Chinook salmon in the Upper Klamath and Trinity rivers basin as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act after the agency found that a petition to list the fish contained substantial scientific information that warrants federal review....

NOAA: U.S. had above normal temperatures and precipitation in March

Last month, temperatures and precipitation in the contiguous United States averaged above normal, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C....

Towards a sustainable future: reasons for urgency and hope

Opening keynote address as delivered on April 5 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of the Albert, Norma, and Howard Geller '77 Endowed Lecture at Tilton Hall, Clark University...