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Aerial view of a river with a sandy bank on one side and a cluster of trees on the other side.

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.

A bunch of passenger boats in the Buriganga River near Dhaka, Bangladesh

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.

The southern California desert with mountains in the background.

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.

Solitary horse standing in the rain amongst a field of white wildflowers.

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.

Bright half-rainbow looking out over a desert landscape with a boardwalk in the forefront.

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.

Shell of a beachside building nearly demolished by the 1992 Nicaraguan earthquake and tsumani.

September 1, 2022

Updated August 29, 2024

On This Day: 1992 Nicaragua Tsunami

The first coordinated collaboration among international tsunami scientists emerged in the wake of the 1992 Nicaragua tsunami.

Picture of Stylaster Californicus Coral by NOAA SWFSC

June 5, 2017

Updated August 28, 2024

The Ocean’s Secret Gardens

NCEI created the National Deep-Sea Corals and Sponge Database, which contains more than 800,000 records.

A Paragorgia sp. deep-sea coral with polyps extended while providing habitat for an orange anemone.

August 28, 2024

New Version of the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral & Sponge Map Portal Released

The newest version of the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral & Sponge Map Portal is a complete redesign.

Purple, yellow, and orange flowers in focus with rain falling out of focus in the background.

August 23, 2024

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for August 20, 2024

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 20.1% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

Estas imágenes muestran el glaciar Ice Worm en las montañas Cascade del Norte de Washington, EE. UU., que estuvo bajo continuo monitoreo cada año desde 1984 y desapareció en el 2023. Foto principal: La ubicación del antiguo glaciar Ice Worm el 13 de agosto del 2023. Foto insertada: Glaciar Ice Worm el 16 de agosto de 1986.

August 22, 2024

Reportando sobre el Estado del Clima del 2023

Las concentraciones de gases de efecto invernadero, la temperatura global de la superficie de la tierra y océano, el nivel global del mar y el contenido de calor de los océanos alcanzaron niveles récords en el 2023, según el informe anual número 34 de El Estado del Clima. Este es el reporte de BAMS más accesible hasta el momento.