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March 27, 2023

Get to know Barry Eakins, the Chief Scientist for the Marine Geology and Geophysics section.

March 23, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 28.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

March 21, 2023

NCEI creates coastal digital elevation models that support NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment.

March 16, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 29.9% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

March 14, 2023

In February 2023, the global average temperature was 1.75°F (0.97°C) above average, the fourth warmest on record.

March 14, 2023

Editorial highlights the importance of data democratization for environmental data to be discoverable, accessible, equitable, and usable.

March 13, 2017

Updated March 13, 2023

In March 1993, the Storm of the Century struck the U.S. East Coast, claiming more than 270 lives and causing billions of dollars in damage.

March 9, 2023

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 31.5% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

March 8, 2023

In February, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 36.5°F, which is 2.7°F above the 20th-century average.

March 6, 2023

Get to know Derek Arndt, the new director of NCEI.