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Lake in Florida covered in water lilies with a blue sky overhead.

December 13, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 10, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 36.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Aerial view of river in the green mangroves forest and and limestone hill in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand.

December 12, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in November 2024

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for November 2024 was the second highest on record.

Aerial view of cars parked along the street with trees shedding their fall-colored leaves.

December 9, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in November 2024

During November, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 45.3°F, 3.6°F above the 20th-century average.

Ice crystals on frozen flower buds with a blurred out blue-sky in the background.

December 5, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for December 3, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 36.5% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Texto Alterno: Fila de árboles de Navidad. Crédito: Tony L. Moore Photo /©Getty Images

December 4, 2024

El Recorrido de un Árbol de Navidad

Los árboles de Navidad son afectados por eventos extremos del tiempo y el cambio climático.

Row of Christmas trees. Credit: Nathaniel Young /©Getty Images

December 4, 2024

A Christmas Tree’s Journey

Christmas trees are affected by extreme weather events and climate change.

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December 3, 2024

Participating in the 2024 AGU Annual Meeting

Explore What’s Next for Science at the American Geophysical Union 2024 Meeting.

Two people in rainboots with a white umbrella going through puddles.

November 21, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for November 19, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 38.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Virtually indestructible pieces of plastic fouling a black rock beach on the island of Hawaii.

November 19, 2024

Global Atlas Expands Reach of NOAA Microplastics Database

New atlas of ocean microplastics provides access to global quality-controlled data from different countries.

A collapsed house mostly sunken in ocean water.

November 18, 2024

On This Day: 1929 Grand Banks Tsunami

The November 18, 1929 Grand Banks earthquake and tsunami is the most tragic event of its kind in Canadian history with 28 lives lost.