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$16.7 Million for Marine Technology Innovation Through the Inflation Reduction Act

June 30, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, department of commerce, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, marine energy, NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:52:11 +0000

Funding will support NOAA’s efforts to provide communities with decision-making tools and information necessary for coastal resilience Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $16.7 million in funding across 12 awards to support the development of innovative new technologies and public-private partnerships focused on sustainability, equity, biodiversity and climate … [continued]

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Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning

May 12, 2024 admin coronal mass ejections, energy security, full coverage, geomagnetic disturbance, gics, grid stability, Markets, news, NOAA, pjm interconnection, power, power grid resilience, solar cycle 25, solar flares, solar storm, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 14:41:56 +0000

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday. PJM initially issued a GMD warning […]

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A Surge In Sea Level Rise Threatens Southern States

May 10, 2024 admin climate change, NOAA, research, sea level rise

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 14:43:26 +0000

I read a comment recently from a CleanTechnica reader who said that sea level rise happens uniformly all around the globe. That seems perfectly logical. If you have a bath tub full of water, the surface level is the same at both ends. Pour in a bucket of water and … [continued]

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U.S. Department of Energy to Help NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory Go Net-Zero

January 29, 2024 admin clean power, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, research, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:09:17 +0000

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded NOAA $5 million to support the conversion of the Mauna Loa atmospheric … [continued]

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$34 Million for Fire Weather Research Through Investing in America Agenda

January 19, 2024 admin air quality, fires, forest fires, global weirding, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 20:01:09 +0000

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced the award of more than $34 million to reduce the risk to … [continued]

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Accelerating Power At Sea For A Thriving Blue Economy

November 21, 2023 admin clean power, marine energy, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, us department of energy (doe), Water, water power technologies office (wpto)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2023 01:20:26 +0000

New Prize Challenges Competitors To Seek Innovative Solutions To Help Ensure Energy Endurance in Ocean Extremes The ocean contains enough … [continued]

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El Niño Is Here

June 15, 2023 admin climate change, El Niño, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, research, Water

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 02:57:38 +0000

El Niño conditions have developed, as the atmospheric response to the warmer-than-average tropical Pacific sea surface kicked in over the past month. We expect El Niño to continue into the winter, and the odds of it becoming a strong event at its peak are pretty good, at 56%. Chances of at least a moderate event […]

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NOAA: How Greenhouse Gas Pollution Amplified Global Warming in 2022

May 31, 2023 admin climate change, CO2, co2 emissions, Fossil Fuels, greenhouse gases, greenhouse gases (ghgs), methane, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 28 May 2023 04:35:51 +0000

“The AGGI is derived from highly accurate measurements of greenhouse gases in air samples collected around the world,” said Vanda Grubišić, Ph.D, director of NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory (GML). “It continues to rise despite international efforts to curb emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels that seem to be falling short of their targets.”

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NOAA & NSF Researching Insurance Industry’s Climate Needs — New Research Center

May 20, 2023 admin climate change, insurance, insurance companies, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), national science foundation, NOAA, policy & politics, research, SCIENCE

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 17 May 2023 14:40:49 +0000

Whether you own a home, a business, or other assets, insurance is an important part of any budgetary calculation involving protection of property. While the insurance and reinsurance sector are at the forefront of translating weather and climate information into financial and societal risks, the industry’s focus has been on use of catastrophe models rather […]

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New Supercomputer for Climate Science

April 15, 2023 admin climate change, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), research, SCIENCE, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:23:24 +0000

The newest Gaea system provides increased performance for more advanced climate modeling and simulation Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is launching a new supercomputer dedicated to climate science research. The new system is the fifth supercomputer to be installed and run by the National Climate-Computing Research Center […]