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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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June 13, 2017
Updated November 4, 2024

Buoy Data Help Tsunami Preparedness

Gathered by a fleet of detection buoys, data about tsunamis stored by NCEI provide perspective about the rare but deadly hazard.

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October 30, 2024

Pumpkin Patch Paradox

The “Pumpkin Patch Paradox”—production of pumpkins is affected by a warmer climate.

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October 30, 2024

La Paradoja del Huerto de Calabazas

La "Paradoja del Huerto de Calabazas"—la producción de calabazas es afectada por un clima más cálido.

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October 24, 2024

Assessing the U.S. and Global Climate in September 2024

During September, the global surface temperature was 2.23°F (1.24°C) above the 20th-century average. The September average temperature of the contiguous U.S. was 68.6°F, 3.8°F above average.

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October 17, 2024

Update on Hurricane Helene’s Impacts to NCEI

Helene’s impacts to NCEI headquarters in Asheville, NC continue, but services are being restored and many systems are beginning to come back online.

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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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