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NOAA’s FY 2024 Budget:
Building a climate-ready nation

New budget request will support sustainable economic development while emphasizing equity.

About NOAA Research

NOAA Research enables better forecasts, earlier warnings for natural disasters, and a greater understanding of the Earth.

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)—or “NOAA Research”—provides the research foundation for understanding the complex systems that support our planet.

Working in partnership with other organizational units of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a bureau of the Department of Commerce, NOAA Research enables better forecasts, earlier warnings for natural disasters, and a greater understanding of the Earth.

Our role is to provide unbiased science to better manage the environment, nationally, and globally.

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Ocean Exploration Matters

Despite the fact that our ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface, we’ve mapped & explored very little of it. So can we truly say that we “know” our ocean? And if we don’t, how do we manage or protect it & the resources it holds? Take a deep dive with

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Latest Research News

Ocean Exploration

Ocean Exploration Matters

Despite the fact that our ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface, we’ve mapped & explored very little of it. So can we truly say that we “know” our ocean? And if we don’t, how do we manage or protect it & the resources it holds? Take a deep dive with us as we look at several of the reasons why exploring our ocean is so important.

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Read about the latest advances in wind, weather and water forecasts in the new FY22 report. 

NOAA Releases FY 22 Science Report

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Climate

Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA issue National Heat Strategy, provide $200K for extreme heat preparedness

Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $200,000 in funding to support extreme heat preparedness and response planning as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. This funding is supporting communities at a critical time — 2023 was the hottest year on record globally, and July 22, 2024, was Earth’s hottest day on record.

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Dr. Sarah Cooley

Announcing Dr. Sarah Cooley as OAP’s Director

Dr. Sarah Cooley is our next Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Director. She comes to us as the former Senior Director of Climate Science at Ocean Conservancy and brings an exceptional arsenal of scientific expertise, communication prowess, interdisciplinary collaboration and leadership, only matched by her passion for ocean science.

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Dr. Sarah Cooley
Ocean Acidification Program

Announcing Dr. Sarah Cooley as OAP’s Director

Dr. Sarah Cooley is our next Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) Director. She comes to us as the former Senior Director of Climate Science at Ocean Conservancy and brings an exceptional arsenal of scientific expertise, communication prowess, interdisciplinary collaboration and leadership, only matched by her passion for ocean science.

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