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Topic: Climate impacts

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New NOAA climate action plan emphasizes needs of underserved communities

May 1, 2024

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Climate-Ready Nation

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Gateway to NOAA

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Solar field at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda east of Kigali. It is the first utility-scale, grid-connected, commercial solar field in East Africa. Photo by Sameer Halai, USAID/Power Africa, from the GPA Photo Archive.

FAQ: Understanding the Conference of the Parties (COP)

December 5, 2023

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Solar field at the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda east of Kigali. It is the first utility-scale, grid-connected, commercial solar field in East Africa. Photo by Sameer Halai, USAID/Power Africa, from the GPA Photo Archive.

Lisamarie Carrubba, scientist with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, snorkeling in Cayo la Blanquilla in the Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Meet 5 NOAA lead authors of the Fifth National Climate Assessment

November 14, 2023

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Lisamarie Carrubba, scientist with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, snorkeling in Cayo la Blanquilla in the Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Photo of the Ohio Creek watershed project, which is addressing the high tide flooding, storm flooding and shoreline erosion in neighborhoods that are predominantly Black and include a public housing development as well as many homes on the National Historic Register.

Climate change impacts are increasing for Americans

November 14, 2023

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greenhouse gases

climate adaptation strategies

climate impacts

Photo of the Ohio Creek watershed project, which is addressing the high tide flooding, storm flooding and shoreline erosion in neighborhoods that are predominantly Black and include a public housing development as well as many homes on the National Historic Register.

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

5 ways historic lighthouses and modern science come together at NOAA

August 7, 2023

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Heritage stories

climate impacts

Photo of the Portland Head Light in Cape Elizabeth, ME. The white lighthouse with a black top stands on a small promontory next to a white house with green trim and a red roof.

Children playing in water fountain.

NOAA seeks public comment to inform more equitable climate service delivery

July 20, 2023

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diversity & inclusion

climate impacts

Children playing in water fountain.

Colorful corals under the water surface.

Rising ocean temperatures raise new concerns for coral reefs

July 13, 2023

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marine heat waves

climate impacts

Colorful corals under the water surface.

Mauna Loa eruption during December 2022.

When volcanoes roar: Protecting the public, tracking climate impacts

January 5, 2023

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Mauna Loa eruption during December 2022.

GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Ian as it was making landfall in Florida on September 28, 2022.

NOAA to speak on extreme events, disasters at AMS

January 4, 2023

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Billion-Dollar Disasters

natural disasters

climate impacts

GOES-16 satellite image of Hurricane Ian as it was making landfall in Florida on September 28, 2022.

Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

Pilot project builds Tribal climate and disaster resilience in Louisiana

November 21, 2022

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Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

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