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(Image credit: NOAA CO-OPS) Download Image June 2, 2026 . Ocean & Coasts Climate-Ready Coasts climate reports 0 Off

Lake Erie harmful algal bloom seasonal forecast to be issued June 25 June 4, 2026 Green-colored waters of western Lake Erie during a harmful algal bloom. Photo taken August 29, 2022. (Image credit: Kent Baker/NOAA GLERL) Download Image NOAA will provide its 2026 Harmful Algal Bloom forecast for Lake Erie on Thursday, June 25, during a media briefing hosted by Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio State Uni…

World's 4th mass coral-bleaching event likely ended in 2025 A large section of bleached coral as seen in Cheeca Rocks of the Florida Keys in 2023. (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image June 1, 2026 Satellites Ocean & Coasts 0 Off

Join us for National Ocean Month Celebrate the ocean and its resources that inspire, nourish and benefit local economies The island of Nihoa in Hawaii's Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as seen from aboard a Polynesian canoe. Photo: Office of Hawaiian Affairs. (Image credit: Brad Kaʻaleleo Wong/OHA.org) Download Image June 1, 2026 Ocean & Coasts National Ocean Month ocean facts World Oc…

The coast is clear-er: NOAA unveils new land cover maps 900 times greater in detail June 2, 2026 This image is of a salt marsh in coastal Maine. The high-resolution, land cover mapping NOAA has done for the state captures the tidal creeks, pannes, pools and vegetation with far greater precision and detail than past, 30-meter mapping. (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image NOAA is releasing new, high…

Announcing the 2026 Hollings Scholarship recipients! The 2024 class of EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars. (Image credit: Chris Zimmer Photography) Download Image May 20, 2026 NOAA’s Office of Education has selected 128 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars for the class of 2026-2028. Scholars receive a two-year academic scholarship for their junior and senior years, a paid summer in…

NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season Early preparation essential to staying safe all season May 21, 2026 A NOAA satellite view of a massive Hurricane Erin churning off the U.S. East Coast taken August 20, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) Download Image Forecasters with NOAA’s National Weather Service are predicting a below-normal hurricane season for the Atlantic basin t…

El Nino and high tide flooding could be 'double whammy' for some coastal communities NOAA’s National Weather Service predicts El Nino likely to emerge by July An aerial view of a car sitting in a Holiday Inn parking lot flooded with seawater during a high-tide (King Tide) event in Mill Valley, California, December 5, 2025. (Image credit: Getty Images) May 15, 2026 Ocean & Coasts Weather Climate t…

NOAA environmental data heads to the cloud for fast, on-demand public access In one of the largest undertakings in its history, NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information will migrate all of its data, products and services to the Amazon Web Services cloud over the next 10 months (2026-2027). (Image credit: NOAA NCEI) Download Image May 12, 2026 Climate Satellites data satellite data cl…

NOAA research offers roadmap to improve West Nile virus forecasts, prevention The hand of Matthew Vanderpool, environmental health specialist and entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, being bitten by a female mosquito on August 25, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Image credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images) May 12, 2026 Research human health research forecastin…

Behind every impactful NOAA Ocean Guardian School project is an Ocean Guardian teacher Wetland observation with students and teacher. (Image credit: Courtesy of NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Lisa de Kozan/Mark West Elementary School) Download Image May 5, 2026 For National Teacher Appreciation Day, NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries would like to honor all of the dedicated…

NOAA to announce 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook May 4, 2026 NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-19) satellite captured this image of side-by-side hurricanes Imelda (left) and Humberto (right) as they moved off the U.S. East Coast on Sept. 29, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) Download Image NOAA will issue its outlook for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season during a news conference on Thursday, May…

Environmental Literacy Program awards portfolio April 29, 2026 Use the filter menu and interactive map to explore the past competitions offered and grants awarded through the Environmental Literacy Program . Office of Education Environmental Literacy Program 0 Off

Dolphin or porpoise? How to tell the difference Dolphins and porpoises are both cetaceans, but they have distinct characteristics that set them apart. Learn how to recognize a dolphin vs. a porpoise. (Image credit: NOAA Fisheries) Download Image April 29, 2026 Fisheries marine mammals 0 Off

Artemis II returns: How NOAA helped protect astronauts during the 10-day NASA mission NASA’s Artemis II astronauts returned to Earth April 10 after a 10-day journey beyond the magnetosphere during which NOAA scientists monitored solar activity for radiation risks. (Image credit: NASA/nasa.gov) April 28, 2026 Satellites space satellites 0 Off

One year of GOES-19 as the new GOES-East satellite It’s been one year since NOAA’s latest geostationary satellite, GOES-19, entered service as GOES-East. Since then, the satellite has provided critical data for high-impact events across the country. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) April 28, 2026 Satellites geostationary satellite (GOES) satellite imagery and visualizations 0 Off

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returns to Great Lakes for mapping mission Survey work will chart areas for the first time since the 1940s A misty morning in the Thousand Islands along the St. Lawrence River,  as photographed from an upper deck of the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson. (Image credit: NOAA ) Download Image May 6, 2026 Ocean & Coasts Marine & Aviation NOAA ships Great Lakes 0 Off

Explore the seafloor with NOAA's modernized data portal This deep-sea lizardfish, with its fearsome “smile,” was seen in the Atlantic Ocean off the U.S. Southeast coast at a depth of about 1,771 meters (5,810 feet) during the Windows to the Deep 2018 expedition. (Image credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration) Download Image April 22, 2026 Climate Satellites Ocean & Coasts ocean data Earth Day 0 Off

Small actions, big impact: Get involved in your national marine sanctuaries An elementary student prepares a native plant she grew from seed to be transplanted on the beach. (Image credit: Nick Zachar/NOAA) April 22, 2026 Sanctuaries Ocean & Coasts volunteer citizen science sanctuaries Earth Day 0 Off

From our satellites to you, on Earth Day 2026 (Image credit: NOAA Satellites) April 22, 2026 Satellites satellite images polar-orbiting satellite (POES) Earth Day 0 Off