NOAA and university scientists deploy underwater listening devices in the Gulf of Mexico to study marine mammals, soundscapes, and noise impacts.
Listening to a Changing Gulf
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New Research Helps Crack the Mystery of Clouds to Improve Climate Prediction
The mission marked a turning point in our ability to observationally study factors influencing clouds.
Volcanic Eruptions May Have Spurred First ‘Whiffs’ of Oxygen in Earth’s Atmosphere
A new analysis of 2.5-billion-year-old rocks from Australia finds that volcanic eruptions may have stimulated population surges of marine microorganisms, creating the first puffs of oxygen into the atmosphere.
Plants Evolved Ability to Actively Control Water-Loss Earlier than Previously Thought
New research has shed light on when plants first evolved the ability to respond to changing humidity in the air around them, and was probably a feature of a common ancestor of both flowering plants and ferns.
Yucatan Climate Past Informs the Global Climate Present
New research shows changes in tides and hurricane activity played a part in upending the Maya civilization centuries ago.
Fewer El Niño and La Niña Events in a Warmer World
The cycling between warm El Niño and cold La Niña conditions in the eastern Pacific (commonly referred to as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, ENSO) has persisted without major interruptions for at least the last 11,000 years.
