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News

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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Image of NOAA tsunami detection DART buoy.

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.

Different colored pumpkins spilling out of large baskets.

October 30, 2024

Pumpkin Patch Paradox

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

Calabazas de distintos colores derramándose de canastas grandes.

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.

A rain-swollen Reems Creek in Weaverville, NC in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The remnants of a red water wheel and other debris lie along the side of the falls.

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.

Rows of shelves stacked floor to ceiling with binders and boxes of paper environmental data records extend down a long room in the basement of NCEI headquarters in Asheville, NC.

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.

Large brick buildings in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC are submerged in floodwaters, with debris scattered in the water and trees submerged up to the tops of the leaf canopies. Power lines are damaged and strung across the foreground just above the floodwaters.

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.

Alt text: Aerial view of pumpkins that are various sizes and colors.

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.

Trees submerged in a flooded area with a blue sky overhead.

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.

Windmill in a field with mountains in the background.

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.

Collage of nine climate and environmental images.

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.