A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...

Dear Colleagues, On June 18, 2026, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced its intent to continue operations and maintenance of the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and to issue this Dear Colleague Letter soliciting perspectives on what ocean observation capabilities NSF should provide.

What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.

Each year, MBARI invites applications for several in-person postdoctoral fellowships in the fields of biological, chemical, and physical oceanography, marine geology, and ocean engineering. MBARI also...

Why removing RCP8.5 from the National Climate Assessment would be a serious mistake

OSTP, on behalf of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), announces the availability of a proposed amendment and clarification to the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) for public comment. The proposed amendment addresses the interpretation and Federal use of NCA5 results that...

Take a step way back and see our planet in context: a tiny yet dynamic system in a vast cosmic neighborhood.

Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday.

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Brittany Kelm’s departure from the White House to lead the Washington office of a Houston oil company has raised questions about the close proximity between

Elon Musk’s DOGE gutted staffing and budgets at NOAA and the National Weather Service early last year. It left fishing fleets, farmers and insurers exposed to the fallout

The authors were informed Monday of the action, which jeopardizes public dissemination of the report on the fast-changing region.

California’s longtime coastal planning and approval process could be upended by changes in Washington.

Fires burning millions of acres in Oregon and Washington state are sending smoke across the West.

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June 2026 Hi there! This month’s “climate viz of the month” blog will be a shorter one and takes a look at a pretty simple but often misunderstood concept: how regional warming influences the globa…

Ivy League universities have dominated recent news headlines, having become popular targets for critics of higher education. But the threats they face—cuts to federal research funding, assaults on aca...