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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 bird in a large puddle of water collected on the grass.
July 25, 2024

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

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 17.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Sunset over Vermont’s Green Mountains near Woodstock, Vermont
July 24, 2024

NASA DEVELOP and NCEI welcome Summer 2024 Interns

Meet NASA DEVELOP’s summer 2024 interns at NCEI and learn about their exciting research.

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Multi-color map of Real-Time High Definition Geomagnetic Model field and dip disturbance
May 29, 2019
Updated July 19, 2024

Modeling Earth’s Geomagnetic Fields

Our High Definition Geomagnetic Model (HDGM) provides a clearer picture of Earth’s magnetic field.

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Eight black and white images of the same pterapod shell in stages of dissolution.
August 26, 2022
Updated July 19, 2024

Quantifying the Ocean Carbon Sink

The newest version of the Surface Ocean Carbon Atlas (SOCATv2024) database is now available via NCEI.

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Desiccated landscape with two large holes in the land filled with green tinted water.
July 18, 2024

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

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 17.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Silhouette of a person staring at the Milky Way
July 12, 2024

Assessing the Global Climate in June 2024

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

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Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park.
July 11, 2024

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

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 16.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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A storm approaching an open field in the summer.
July 9, 2024

Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024

During June, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 71.8°F, 3.4°F above the 20th-century average.

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Fireworks bursting against a blue sky.
July 3, 2024

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

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 15.8% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Red flowers in bloom with blue background.
June 28, 2024

June 2024 Regional Climate Impacts and Outlooks

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

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