Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is concerned with scientific and regulatory activities around water bodies and environmental change.

While the North Bay is known for its chilly summers characterized by the marine layer, the effects of gradual warming, ...

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the levels of the crucial heat-trapping ...

"We just need Cal/OSHA to be out there more often and do more inspections that hopefully will save farmworker lives." ...

Six years after a teenage Greta Thunberg walked out of school in a solitary climate protest outside of the Swedish parliament ...

The short answer was no — at least, not that scientists could detect. Despite early hints of success, they concluded in the ...

As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme ...

It is the season’s seventh named storm. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record warm ocean ...

Climate change came across as an afterthought in the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former ...

The National Weather Service says a tropical disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is forecast to bring significant ...

Air pollution from wildfires is a growing problem with many health harms, particularly for Blacks and Latinx. You can protect ...

The right weather during the fall can promote more intense leaf color production, too, Harvard Forest says. The reds require sunlight for production, and are enhanced by cold and sunny days. Meanwhile ...