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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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October 4, 2024

Helene Devastates Southeast, Impacts NOAA NCEI Headquarters

NCEI headquarters in Asheville, NC, has been severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. All of our employees and staff have been accounted for with all data holdings–including paper and film records–safe.

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September 27, 2024

September 2024 Regional Climate Impacts and Outlooks

The September 2024 three-month summaries of climate impacts and outlooks are now available for 13 regions and sub-regions.

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September 26, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for September 24, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 28.5% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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September 19, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for September 17, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 29.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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September 18, 2024

The Science Behind It: Sounding Out Innovation

Passive Acoustic Data Program Manager, Carrie Wall, tells us more about these unique data, their storage needs, and how useful these data are.

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September 13, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for September 10, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 28.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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September 12, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in August 2024

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

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September 10, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in August 2024

During August, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 74.0°F, 1.9°F above the 20th-century average.

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September 5, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for September 3, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 25.2% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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August 29, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for August 27, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 23.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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