Localized Pollution Potentially Plays Role in Climate Change Short-lived gases and particle pollutants - which stay in the atmosphere for just days or weeks - have a greater influence on Earth’s climate than previously thought, according to a new NOAA-led report.
NOAA Assists with Gustav Recovery Efforts Responders from NOAA are on the move as residents and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Texas assess the impacts of Hurricane Gustav.
NOAA Proposes Alternatives to Protect Endangered Whales NOAA issues environmental impact statement for the Ship Strike Reduction Rule, which aims to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales injured or killed by collisions with large ships.
Life-Saving NOAA Radios in Schools NOAA and partnering federal agencies are now distributing NOAA Public Alert Radios to preschools, Head Start programs, nonpublic schools and central offices, K-12 school district offices, and post-secondary schools. Earlier distributions delivered a radio to every public school.