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Strong El Niño sets the stage for 2015-2016 winter weather

October 15, 2015

Winter scene on the Skyline Drive in Virginia

NOAA awards $48 million to advance climate research, improve community resilience

October 7, 2015

The Enterprise Bridge passes over a section of Lake Oroville that was nearly dry on September 30, 2014, in Oroville, California. Lake Oroville, California's 2nd largest reservoir, was at 49% of average (30% of capacity), the second lowest level on record (behind 1977.) Heavy rains in December 2014 allowed lake levels to recover slightly--as of January 23, 2015 Lake Oroville was at its 7th lowest level of the past 35 years.

NOAA: El Niño may accelerate nuisance flooding

September 9, 2015

Flooding on King Street in Alexandria, Virginia.

Combating dengue with infectious disease forecasting

June 5, 2015

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Science publishes new NOAA analysis: Data show no recent slowdown in global warming

June 4, 2015

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NOAA identifies tactics and strategies to improve drought science, forecasts and data products

May 27, 2015

Lake Oroville, the second-largest state reservoir in northern California, experienced low water levels during the recent exceptional California drought.

NOAA: Below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season is likely this year

May 27, 2015

Hurricane forecasting evolving with new storm surge products, upgraded modeling

Hurricane Katrina as seen from space on August 28, 2005.

DOI, EPA, NOAA announce Resilient Lands and Waters Initiative to prepare natural resources for climate change

April 21, 2015

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Risk of moderate flooding for parts of central and eastern United States

March 19, 2015

No drought relief in sight for California, Nevada or Oregon this spring

Manson Brown appointed as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction

March 17, 2015

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