Observing Program News Today

Funding will expand observations, improve forecasting of carbon dioxide levels in the ocean surface and atmosphere

The Gulf Stream plays a pivotal role in the global climate system by transporting warm waters from the Caribbean along the East Coast of the United States.

Gina Selig, Sarah Tucker and Emily Young are spending one year focusing on critical marine policy issues in Washington, D.C.

Scientists aboard the Global Ocean Ship-Based Hydrographics Investigations Program (GO-SHIP) cruise have landed in Reykjavik, Iceland, after an incredible 55 days at sea!

One woman takes an official reading of the day's highs and lows in Newcastle, Maine — just as she has every day for more than half a century. She's part of a nationwide network of volunteers who record the daily weather for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

Arlene Cole can tell you the weather for each day as far back as 1957. That's when she started a personal diary with her observations. Even with today's technological advances, hand measurements by volunteer observers are the most efficient, cost-effective way to collect that data.

Last summer, Saildrone and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sent five uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) “storm chasing” the Atlantic Ocean to improve hurricane forecasting. One of them sailed through the eye of category 4 Hurricane Sam. Battling massive waves and winds over 100 mph, the vehicle not only survived intact but sent back the first-ever live video footage from inside the eye of the storm, marking a new era of hurricane observation.