According to NOAA scientists, the global surface temperature for 2022 was the sixth highest since record keeping began in 1880. In a separate analysis of global temperature data also released today, ...

A vital component of Earth’s atmosphere, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released through natural processes, like the breath of animals, and through human activities, like burning fossil fuels and ...

People have used Earth’s magnetic field for navigation since ancient times. Magnetic navigation has continued to improve alongside transportation technologies so that we now use magnetic models in ...

Sir James Clark Ross first discovered the North Magnetic Pole in northern Canada in 1831. Since 1831, the pole has been moving across the Canadian Arctic toward Russia. NCEI scientists with the ...

From December 9-13, 2024, the National Centers for Environmental Information’s (NCEI) scientists and educators will be presenting talks and posters that explore “What’s Next for Science” at the ...

NCEI has expanded the contents of the NOAA Ocean Exploration Benthic Deepwater Animal Identification Guide to include images of marine animals from the Gulf of Alaska. The guide is a collection of in ...

The Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) is an international cooperative developed by a group of marine and oceanic science organizations to provide researchers and marine ...

Use the form below to select from a collection of monthly summaries recapping climate-related occurrences on both a global and national scale.

Information about the sources of tsunami events. Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and landslides. More information about tsunami data at NCEI. More information about the ...

The World Ocean Atlas (WOA) is a collection of objectively analyzed, quality controlled temperature, salinity, oxygen, phosphate, silicate, and nitrate means based on profile data from the World Ocean ...

A frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is a practical alternative to deeper, more-costly foundations in cold regions with seasonal ground freezing and the potential for frost heave. An FPSF ...