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06/12/2026

: A recent study found severe consequences from wildfires in the Arctic over the last three summers. This represents new major ecological and societal impacts: the displacement of inhabitants and their livelihoods; destruction of buildings, timber and infrastructure; and severe far-field air pollution reaching into the northern United States. Wildfires are increasingly supported every summer by persistent warm temperatures and widespread atmospheric moisture loss.

Learn how wildfires are emerging as dominant Arctic–subarctic hazardous extremes: https://research.noaa.gov/wildfires-as-emerging-dominant-arctic-and-subarctic-extremes/

06/08/2026

Happy World Ocean Day!!

NOAA Research is conducting science beneath the waves, from the surface to the seafloor, to better understand our ocean systems, how they are changing, and how they influence larger Earth systems.

Learn about interesting ocean projects happening throughout NOAA Research: https://research.noaa.gov/science-beneath-the-waves-how-noaa-research-studies-our-global-ocean/

06/05/2026

It’s and Friday!
Bivalve aquaculture is helping to boost U.S. coastal economies. Yet the industry remains vulnerable to ocean acidification, which can impact its product across life stages, especially at the larval stage.

In a recent study, scientists found that maternal signaling in Manila clams boosts larval resilience under more acidic conditions. Learn more about this study and find other information on ocean acidification: https://research.noaa.gov/mothers-know-best-maternal-signaling-boosts-larval-resilience-under-ocean-acidification-conditions/

06/02/2026

Here’s your second trivia question to prepare for World Ocean Day! The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the ocean at nearly 11 kilometers (7 miles) below the surface. Who were the first people to dive to the bottom?

A: Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh
B: Jacques Cousteau and Jean-Luc Picard
C: David Attenborough and Dawn Wright
D: Me, I just didn’t make a big deal out of it

Share your choice in the comments! We’ll announce the answer there tomorrow. Add up your points on World Ocean Day (June 8 ) to check your score.

This test is open-book. If you’re having trouble with a question, try checking these websites for clues:

The Deep Ocean Education Project: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/discover/deep-ocean-education-projects/

NOAA Ocean Exploration: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

Pictured: Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer surveys an active hydrothermal vent that was discovered during the 2016 Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas.

06/02/2026

World Ocean Day is just a week away! Have you been studying? Don’t worry: We’re here to help.

For your first practice question, which of the following is a common name for this fish? Share your choice in the comments.

A. Red Lipstickfish
B. Orange Roughy
C. Slimehead
D. Not sure, but that fish has Seen Some Things

The answer will be added to the comments tomorrow, and we’ll release a new trivia question every day this week. Add up your points on World Ocean Day to check your score!

This test is open-book. If you’re having trouble with a question, try checking these websites for clues:

The Deep Ocean Education Project: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/discover/deep-ocean-education-projects/

NOAA Ocean Exploration: https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/

Pictured: This fish was found during the Voyage to the Ridge 2022 expedition.

06/01/2026

Today marks the beginning of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

This year, NOAA researchers will be working with technology industry partners to gather data from the most dangerous part of hurricanes, including at the air-sea interface and at lower altitudes in the hurricane eyewall where crewed aircraft and ships can not safely go.
Learn more about new and innovative research NOAA will be conducting this : https://research.noaa.gov/new-technology-advanced-models-and-artificial-intelligence-deployed-to-improve-hurricane-forecasts/

05/29/2026

: The air over American cities is getting cleaner, with dramatically reduced levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) which are central to ozone formation and "smog". While NOx reductions have helped to curb urban ozone, a recent study suggests that this progress is reshaping how pollutants form in urban air, unlocking a type of chemical reaction that may already be contributing to particulate matter (or PM2.5) pollution. Learn more: https://research.noaa.gov/fate-of-isoprene-peroxy-radical-constrains-the-urban-photochemical-regime/

05/28/2026

Did you know that May is ? Laboratories throughout NOAA Research are collaborating on projects to better understand weather dynamics in high‑risk wildfire areas, enabling better assessment of wildfire behavior in complex terrain.

Check out the link below to learn how scientists are using four fixed observing sites that provide advanced meteorology and air quality measurements across different climates and surface conditions.
https://gsl.noaa.gov/fire-weather/observations/

Image credit: Robert Hyatt, NOAA’s National Weather Service

05/19/2026

05/18/2026

Great news out today:

More than 3 years after lava from Hawaii’s erupting Mauna Loa volcano buried a mile of the road leading to NOAA’s world-renowned Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory (MLO), road crews have carved a temporary road restoring access to the site.

More at: https://www.noaa.gov/news/access-to-noaas-world-renowned-mauna-loa-observatory-restored

via NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research

Science activities to resume and site renovations planned