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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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Bright red foliage on trees in the background with a pier hovering the lake and rocks and red leaves on the bank in forefront.
October 27, 2022

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for October 25, 2022

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 52.7% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Globe showing most of Asia and Australia and the contours of the surfaces above and below the sea, derived from the ETOPO model from NOAA NCEI.
October 27, 2022

The World in Relief on ETOPO

An Earth visualization tool and dataset improve with the release of the updated Earth TOPOgraphy (ETOPO) 2022 Global Relief Model.

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Fish swimming around anemones, hydroids, sponge, top snail, and algae in the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
August 24, 2017
Updated October 26, 2022

Managing Ocean Carbon Data

NCEI’s Ocean Carbon Data System (OCADS) provides access to ocean carbon data collected from around the world.

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Only stone parts remain of a house burned in the 2016 Gatlinburg Fire. A charred tree sits in the foreground in the midst of rubble.
October 25, 2022

NASA DEVELOP Fall 2022 Term at NCEI

A team of young scientists assesses environmental indicators in the weeks and months before two destructive U.S. wildfires.

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Yellow foliage on tree on the left with fallen leaves beneath it, along with gate and fog in the background.
October 20, 2022

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for October 18, 2022

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 49.7% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Aerial view of Hoover Dam at low water levels, with blue water low in the midst of canyons and the dam structure with notable water lines visible.
October 18, 2022

Forum Enhances Collaboration on North American Drought Monitor

The 2022 North American Drought Monitor Forum enhances expert drought collaboration between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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Purple sunset reflected in water by the pier, with petals scattered on the surface of the water in Thailand.
October 14, 2022

Assessing the Global Climate in September 2022

The global land and ocean temperature departure from average for September 2022 tied as the fifth highest on record for the month of September.

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Red foliage on trees and the ground with sun setting in the background on the right.
October 14, 2022

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for October 11, 2022

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 46.4% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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Aerial view of a backlit road in the Georgia mountains with green fields and trees that are beginning to turn to fall colors.
October 11, 2022

Assessing the U.S. Climate in September 2022

In September, the average contiguous U.S. temperature was 68.1°F, 3.2°F above the 20th-century average.

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Yellow and pink flowers along wooden gate in forefront, with sun setting over water with mountains in background.
October 6, 2022

U.S. Drought: Weekly Report for October 4, 2022

Moderate to exceptional drought covers 44.0% of the United States including Puerto Rico.

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