The convergence of climate change, past wildland fire policy, and an expanding wildland–urban interface have increased pressure on wildland fire managers to use science-based information to improve management outcomes.

Ten communities have received a total of $200,000 for developing manuals for extreme heat response planning, and $500,000 in funding will go to Duke University’s Heat Policy Innovation Hub for heat policy research and outreach.

​​​​​​​New Federal Advisory Committee members will provide feedback to improve NOAA’s climate tools and services.

The cold air outbreak forecasted for the coming weekend has a stronger hint of a polar vortex connection than the last one.

A global reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping that has inadvertently contributed to recent warming of the Earth is providing insights into the challenge of evaluating marine cloud brightening.

NOAA’s newest hurricane model, the Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS), advanced the accuracy of hurricane forecasts and supported community preparedness actions during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

New research confirms that, even as the Arctic warms faster than the rest of the world, cold-air outbreaks from the polar region will continue across the Northern Hemisphere in the coming decades.

Earth had its warmest year on record, while upper-ocean heat content also experienced a record high.

With Hurricane Helene at the top of the list, there were 27 disasters in the United States in 2024 that individually cost $1 billion or more. It was the second-highest number since the NOAA record began in 1980.

After a long wait, La Niña conditions developed in December. What makes this La Niña unusual?