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Ariela Zycherman prepares for a kayak trip in the coastal waters off Stonington, Maine.

NOAA social scientist to lead nation’s Sixth National Climate Assessment

May 20, 2024

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Ariela Zycherman prepares for a kayak trip in the coastal waters off Stonington, Maine.

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EPP/MSI NCAS-M II at the 2024 American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting

May 17, 2024

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About a dozen high school students and NOAA staff smile at the camera in the Capitol Rotunda. Behind them is a large piece of artwork.

Application for NOAA’s Young Changemakers Fellowship is now open

May 15, 2024

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About a dozen high school students and NOAA staff smile at the camera in the Capitol Rotunda. Behind them is a large piece of artwork.

People relax at the Holzmarkt complex on the bank of the Spree River during unseasonably warm weather on April 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

April 2024 was Earth’s warmest on record

May 14, 2024

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People relax at the Holzmarkt complex on the bank of the Spree River during unseasonably warm weather on April 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

A large group of professionally-dressed young adults pose in a conference room.

Announcing the 2024 EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars!

May 13, 2024

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Field of chamomile flowers with storm clouds in the distance.

Nothing to sneeze at: New research shows pollen can change the weather

May 9, 2024

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Field of chamomile flowers with storm clouds in the distance.

A young girl takes a photo of a 6-foot animated globe showing a color view of the Earth with clouds of the globe at a museum exhibit.

NOAA teams up with two firms to amplify Earth system science education

May 8, 2024

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Science On a Sphere

A young girl takes a photo of a 6-foot animated globe showing a color view of the Earth with clouds of the globe at a museum exhibit.

A powerful tornado near Waverly Road in the Lincoln, Nebraska, metro area on April 26, 2024. NOAA's National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, issued 48 tornado warnings that day—the most the office has ever issued in a single day.

U.S. struck with more than 100 tornadoes, heavy snow in April

May 8, 2024

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A powerful tornado near Waverly Road in the Lincoln, Nebraska, metro area on April 26, 2024. NOAA's National Weather Service in Omaha, Nebraska, issued 48 tornado warnings that day—the most the office has ever issued in a single day.

Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) and her newborn pup at Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī.

Monk seal pup debuts in Waikīkī on Lei Day

May 6, 2024

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Hawaiian monk seal RK96 (Kaiwi) and her newborn pup at Kaimana Beach, Waikīkī.

One of two Rice’s whales observed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in the western Gulf of Mexico during an aerial survey on April 11, 2024.

Rare spotting of Rice’s whales in the Western Gulf of Mexico

May 6, 2024

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One of two Rice’s whales observed by the Southeast Fisheries Science Center in the western Gulf of Mexico during an aerial survey on April 11, 2024.