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Scientists recast phyotplankton's role in regulating climate change
Released: December 14, 2011
2011 Arctic Report Card: Arctic settles into new phase - warmer, greener, and less ice
Released: December 8, 2011
CPO's David Herring Elected to the Rank of AAAS Fellow
Herring recognized for developing innovative ways of enhancing public enagement with science on the Web

Released: December 5, 2011
NOAA Partners with Navy to Deploy Ocean Observatory The KEO Ocean Observatory, funded by the NOAA Climate Program Office, gets an upgrade
Released: November 29, 2011
By Air, Land, and Sea: Exploring the Mysteries of the Madden-Julian Oscillation NOAA plays a leading role in DYNAMO field campaign
Released: November 1, 2011
New regional climate science collaborations announced in Alaska, California/Nevada, and the Carolinas
Released: October 26, 2011
Earth Exploration Toolbook website
Prize-Winning Earth Exploration Toolbook Features NOAA Data
Released: October 12, 2011
NOAA 2010 Summer Institute
Recruitment Begins for 2012 NOAA Climate and Global
Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Released: October 6, 2011
US Seasonal Drought Map
NOAA's Climate Program Office and Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
Partner to Safeguard Marine Protected Areas in a Changing Climate

Released: September 22, 2011
NIDIS Partners with University of Georgia to Produce Drought Decision-Support Document for Farmers in Southeast U.S.
Released: August 24, 2011
NIDIS and Partners Host the South Central U.S. Drought Impacts
and Assessment Workshop

Released: July 12, 2011
New Online Tools for Coastal Climate Learning and Training Now Available
Released: June 13, 2011
RISAs Support 2011 National Seasonal Assessment Workshop,
Help Produce Wildfire Forecasts

Released: April 15, 2011
America's Climate Choices Releases Final Report
Released: April 15, 2011
Dr. David Legler has joined NOAA's Climate Program Office as the new Division Chief for the Climate Observation Division
Released: April 15, 2011
NOAA to Participate in Second Western Indian Ocean Capacity Building Workshop
Released: April 11, 2011
NOAA and UCAR Host 20th Anniversary Celebration of NOAA's Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Program
Released: March 3, 2011
Thawing permafrost will accelerate global warming in
decades to come, says new study

Released: March 1, 2011
CLIMAS Study Predicts Rising Seas Will Affect Major U.S. Coastal Cities by 2100
Released: February 28, 2011
NOAA Climate Monitoring Report Cover
NOAA Climate Monitoring Summit
Released: February 11, 2011
RISA Report Cover
Tropical Atlantic sees weaker trade winds and more rainfall
Released: February 11, 2011
RISA Report Cover
RISA Workshop Report: Looking Ahead at Climate Service, Assessment, and Adaptation Available Online
Released: February 8, 2011
Colorado River
Water Disputes and Climate Change
Released: January 28, 2011
Scanning the Conservation Horizon Cover
New Guide to Help Natural Resource Managers Make Climate-Smart Conservation Decisions
Released: January 28, 2011
Walter Baethgen, IRI
Threshold Sea Surface Temperature for Hurricanes and Tropical Thunderstorms Is Rising
Released: January 4, 2011
Walter Baethgen, IRI
Draft of Carbon Cycle Science Plan Released for Public Review
Released: January 4, 2011
Walter Baethgen, IRI
IRI's Walter Baethgen Honored in Uruguay
Released: December 12, 2010
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Obama Administration Officials Release Progress Report on Work of Climate Change Adaptation Task Force
Released: October 18, 2010
Drought Cover
When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions?A Guide for Public Health Professionals
Released: October 4, 2010
Commerce Secretary Locke
Commerce Secretary Locke Announces Awards to Six New Regional Climate Science Collaborations
Released: September 28, 2010
Rocky Mountains
New study: Dust-on-snow reduces annual flow
of Colorado River by 5%

Released: September 28, 2010
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Secretary Locke Announces Six New NOAA Regional Climate Services Directors To Meet Growing Demand for Climate Products and Information
Released: September 22, 2010
News Article; Report Cover
National Academy of Public Administration Completes Study on NOAA Climate Service
Released: September 22, 2010
News Article; Eeport Cover
New Assessment Offers Recommendations for Improving Forecasting
Released: September 22, 2010
News Article; Drifter on the ground
Students Launch Adopted NOAA Buoy into the Pacific Ocean
Released: September 22, 2010
News Article; Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change
Report Calls for Better Information Systems and Communications to Guide U.S. Response to Climate Change
Released: July 22, 2010
News Article; Dry riverbed
Workshop Focuses on 'Coastal Habitat Conservation in a Changing Climate'
Released: July 20, 2010
News Article; National Geographic: The JASON Project
National Geographic: The JASON Project at NOAA
Released: July 21, 2010
News Article; Dry riverbed
NDMC-NOAA Connections to Deliver Drought Information Services to the Nation
Released: June 22, 2010
News Article; Marine Pollution Bulletin (Vol. 60, Issue 6) Cover
The Societal Challenge of Ocean Acidification
Released: June 2010
News Article; Diane Stanitski
Normal Template Workshop Focuses on 'Coastal Habitat Conservation in a Changing Climate'
Released: July 20, 2010
News Article; Coastal Services Magazine Cover
Strong Evidence on Climate Change Underscores Need for Action
Released: May 21, 2010
News Article; Coastal Services Magazine Cover
Using Social Science to Reach Out in Oregon and Maine
Released: May 20, 2010
News Article; Cover of /GRL/ Vol. 37, No. 2.
Ocean Acidification Research Paper Selected as May's Top-Cited
'Hot Paper' in the Field of Geosciences

Released: May 7, 2010
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Meet the NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program's Class of 2010

Released: April 30, 2010
News Article; NOAA scientists and technicians preparing the P3 aircraft
CalNex 2010: Research at the Nexus of Climate and Air Quality
Released: April 30, 2010
News Article; Cover of /GRL/ Vol. 37, No. 2.
Study finds evidence of ocean acidification in North Pacific Ocean
Released: March 4, 2010
News Article; Tall wave hits rocks
Maximum height of extreme waves up dramatically in Pacific Northwest
Released: February 18, 2010
News Article; www.climate.gov
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Unveil Landmark Climate.Gov Portal to Climate Information
Released: February 8, 2010
News Article; NOAA researchers collect climate data throughout the world. Credit: NOAA
Commerce Department Proposes Establishment of NOAA Climate Service
Released: February 8, 2010
News Article; Getting ready to launch a high-altitude balloon. Credit: NOAA
Three new studies reveal changes in the make-up of Earth's atmosphere
Released: February 4, 2010
News Article;Arctic sea ice extent in August 2009. Image courtesy of NOAA's Environmental Visualization Laboratory.
Study gives further proof that changes in the Arctic have huge impacts across the globe
Released: January 22, 2010
News Article;NOAA WP-3 aircraft over Alaska in April 2008.
Biomass burning in Russia is an important contributor to "Arctic haze," ESRL scientists say
Released: January 18, 2010
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National Weather Service Publishes Pacific Islands Precipitation Frequency Estimates
Released: January 15, 2010
News Article; The Ultraclean Geochemistry Laboratory will be housed in the Comer Geochemistry Building on Columbia University's Lamont Campus.
NIST Awards $123 Million in Recovery Act Grants To Construct New Research Facilities
Released: January 11, 2010
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