National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archives

Trump administration agencies issue new, dire climate change warning

Nov 23, 2018

The fourth National Climate Assessment report was released Friday, and warns that damage from climate change is already occurring across the US, according to the Washington Post. The congressionally mandated re...

Study shows hurricanes are moving more slowly, with more destructive potential

West Side Story

Jun 11, 2018

Environment, Science

New research, published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, shows that hurricanes all over the world are moving at a slower speed, resulting in a heightened potential for destruction, according to the Washingto...

Scientists discover first homeothermic or warm blooded fish – The Opah

Jamie Hacking

May 15, 2015

Innovation

Poikilothermic organisms are the ones whose internal temperature varies by a large degree depending upon the ambient environmental temperature. Most reptiles, fishes and amphibians are poikilothermic or cold bl...

Endangered Population of Killer Whales Orcas welcomes the fourth baby in family

Jamie Hacking

Apr 1, 2015

Innovation

There is good news, fourth baby has been born to an endangered population of killer whales found off the British Columbia's coast. The new arrival was spotted by researchers and whale watchers off Galiano Islan...

Melting Greenland ice sheet slowing the Gulf Stream

Jamie Hacking

Mar 26, 2015

Innovation

The winter of 2014-15 was one of the warmest in recorded history as per National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However there is one region in the North Atlantic which is contrary to the trend seen in ...

SIO maps the least explored deepest ocean seafloors to reveal mountains and earthquake formation

Charles Omedo

Oct 4, 2014

Innovation

A new study published in the journal Science has revealed that the world’s seafloor contains thousands of mountains, otherwise known as seamounts, rising from the surface of the sea floor. The discovery of seve...

Ocean acidification could mean trouble for Alaska

Platonium

Jul 29, 2014

Innovation

A new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found that ocean acidification is wiping out the Alaskan king crab. In turn, this could lead to problems for Alaskan fisheries a...

Great white shark population witnessing rapid growth at U.S. East Coast

Christian Bloss

Jun 21, 2014

Innovation

According to the recent study conducted by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the amount of Great white sharks existing around U.S and Canadian East Coast has suddenly bee...

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