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There’s a lot going on at NCEI. Discover more about us and Earth’s climate, oceans, coasts, and geophysics in these featured news stories.
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A person in denim kneeling down to cut strawberries from a vine with shears.
April 25, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 23, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Fair weather cumulus clouds reflecting off of a glassy smooth ocean.
April 24, 2024

Decades of Data on a Changing Atlantic Circulation

NCEI scientists published new research on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a critical oceanic element of the climate system.

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Photo of the Blue Ridge Mountains behind trees with a blue sky full of clouds overhead.
April 23, 2024

Mountain Science Expo 2024: State of Innovation

This April, NCEI will be participating at NC SciFEST's Mountain Science Expo for a day filled with fun STEM-related learning activities. NCEI is proud to be in their 13th year of collaboration with the western North Carolina-based science expo in Asheville, North Carolina at the North Carolina Arboretum. 

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Photo of a crowded beach covered with umbrellas in Ocean City, Maryland, courtesy of iStock
March 1, 2017
Updated April 18, 2024

A Beach Companion: Coastal Water Temperature Guide

The Coastal Water Temperature Guide (CWTG) from NCEI supplies recent ocean and Great Lakes temperatures.

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Low-angle view of orange flowers against forest canopy.
April 18, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 16, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Queensland Beaches in Australia with dark blue sandy water and mountains rising in the distance.
April 12, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in March 2024

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for March 2024 was the highest on record.

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Total solar eclipse over a foggy mountain landscape.
April 11, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 9, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 14.7% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Rachel Carson leaning against a tree at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service field office in Michigan.
April 10, 2024

Rachel Carson

Learn about Rachel Carson, marine biologist and writer who was part of the Great Environmental Awakening movement.

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Cherry blossom tree in full bloom in Washington, D.C. on the National Mall.
April 8, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in March 2024

In March, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 45.1°F, 3.6°F above the 20th-century average.

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Field of red poppies with the sun setting in the background.
April 4, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for April 2, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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