NOAA Hot on Methane’s Trail: Scientists 'Sniff' Around Frozen Ground

Cows put it out there. So do mines and landfills. On a molecular level, methane gas is elegantly simple, just four tiny hydrogen atoms surrounding a single carbon atom. Zoom out, however, and the picture is more complex, particularly when it comes to climate change. Methane, the main component in natural gas, is both a rich source of energy and a...

75 Percent of Coral Reefs Under Threat: New Analysis Released by the World Resources Institute

Seventy-five percent of the world's coral reefs are currently threatened by local and global pressures, according to a comprehensive analysis released by the World Resources Institute, along with the Nature Conservancy, the WorldFish Center, the International Coral Reef Action Network, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, the UNEP-World...

Warm Arctic, Cold Continents: Changes in the Arctic Are Hitting Closer to Home

It’s a puzzle: How could warmth in the Arctic produce frigid conditions elsewhere? NOAA scientists may have a clue....

Scientists Using Erie Tower to Study Not-So-Dormant Wintertime Air Chemistry

NOAA scientists and their colleagues from Boulder, Colo., and across the country have gathered in Erie, Colo., for a month-long study of the chemistry of the wintertime atmosphere, which they hope will shed light on some scientific mysteries....

NOAA Proposes Measures to Increase Groundfish and Scallop Fishing Opportunities

Monday, Feb. 28, NOAA proposed new measures for the 2011 groundfishing year that give fishermen greater opportunity to fish in Northeast waters, assist small vessel owners, and continue important stock rebuilding. The rule, called Framework 45, is based on recommendations by the New England Fishery Management Council and is open for comment March...