The Biden Administration through the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) launched Heat.gov, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Extreme heat has been the greatest weather-related cause of death in the U.S. for the past 30 years — more than hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding or extreme cold — killing over 700 people per year.

Ocean research capacity building, pollution reduction, ocean-climate science, ocean observing, marine ecosystems, sustainable ocean economy, as well as sustainable aquaculture and fisheries will all be achieved due to the fact that the Atlantic Ocean nations joined a pact to cooperate on marine science. The nations pledge to cooperate on ocean research for the environmental health and sustainable development of the Atlantic Ocean. The declaration acknowledges a shared commitment to advancing marine research and building on previous cross-Atlantic collaborations.

The Camp Fire is just one of many major wildfires that have choked the summer skies across the United States in recent years, a development that has increased demand for accurate air quality forecasting. A new study published in the June edition of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, finds that the HRRR-smoke model developed by NOAA’s Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) accurately predicted the general movement and concentration of the Camp Fire’s smoke during the initial week of the lengthy blaze.  

The annual number of tropical cyclones forming globally has decreased by approximately 13% during the 20th century, and scientists say the main cause is a rise in global warming, according to a new study in Nature Climate Change by a group of international scientists including NOAA scientists.

Ann-Christine Zinkann joined NOAA in 2020 as a Sea Grant Knauss Fellow supporting GOMO's ocean observing goals in the UN Decade, WMO and assisting the IAPRC secretariat. In her new role as an International Ocean Science Program Specialist she will be working on the All-Atlantic Observing System (AtlantOS); Global Ocean Observing System Observations Coordination Group (OceanOPS); U.N. Decade; and GOMO Data Strategy.

CICOES is excited to announce the start of our 2022 undergraduate research internship program. The 14 students are working on research projects with scientists at the University of Washington, NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The nine-week program will conclude with presentations on August 17, at the UW Waterfront Activities Center.

The NOAA Technology Transfer Program executed three Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) in July. These collaborations between NOAA and private-sector innovators accelerate research and development that supports both NOAA’s operations and commercialization within the private sector. Public-private research partnerships fuel innovation at NOAA. Research partnerships are increasingly important as scientists work to address complex global problems like coastal resilience, food security, and climate change. Public-private partnerships, in particular, are vital for bringing private sector innovation and agility into NOAA’s research and development efforts. One of the key tools in NOAA’s partnership toolkit is the CRADA, or Cooperative Research and Development Agreement.

AOML’s Director John Cortinas, PhD will present: “Reflections on Leadership in an Environmental Agency” at the Annual Soar Into Summer (SIS) Learning Series on August 4, 3-4pm ET. The NOAA-wide Environmental Leadership Seminar (NELS) Series provides examples and insight into NOAA’s leadership in environmental science, by those who lead it and make it happen. The Series invites NOAA senior leadership, subject matter experts, and rising stars from throughout the agency, as well as our NOAA partners to speak on topics relevant to NOAA’s mission.

The William M. Lapenta NOAA Student Internship Program and its interns will prepare a final report and/or presentation based upon the results of his/her research work during the Lapenta Final Presentation Workshop, August 11-12, 2022.

Sarah Kapnick, a climate expert at banking giant JPMorgan & Chase Co., will take over as NOAA’s chief scientist, the agency said this morning. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Kapnick, who worked at NOAA’s Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, N.J., for 10 years before joining the New York investment firm last year. The article was featured in POLITICO on July 7.

The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world. Days after nearly half the country — 154.6 million people — sweated through a blistering heat wave, which for the West, hasn’t quite finished, the Biden Administration Tuesday unveiled heat.gov, which includes maps, forecasts and health advice. The government can’t lower temperatures in the short-term, but it can shrink heat’s death toll, officials said. The article was featured in AP News on July 26.