What are El Nino and La Nina? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that break these normal conditions. Scientists call these phenomena the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. El Niño and …
The Integrated Assessment is an important first step. However, in order to make this effort worthwhile, the administration must ensure that state and federal agencies use the …
Carbon Released Catastrophic fires release carbon that has been stored in trees into the atmosphere. Manufacturing and automobiles also contribute carbon to the atmosphere by …
Why do we name tropical storms and hurricanes?
Until the early 1950s, tropical storms and hurricanes were tracked by year and the order in which they occurred during that year. Over time, it was learned that the use of short, easily …
How do Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change and How do They Compare with Natural Influences? Human activities contribute to climate change by causing changes in Earth’s …
As you know, scientific research is a contin-ual process of discovery. Forest Service scien-tists are learning much about climate change, but there is still much we do not know. This …
4. What measures might help conserve and restore oyster populations in the Chesapeake Bay?
2021 Accomplishments NOAA Coastal Blue Carbon Coastal salt marshes, mangrove forests, and seagrass beds are incredibly efficient at capturing and storing large quantities of carbon – …
How long is the U.S. shoreline? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jun 16, 2024 · The Miami Beach shoreline. As there is no reference that designates one specific shoreline as the "legal" shoreline, numbers for the length of the U.S. shoreline can vary …