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Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, CO2 Now at Levels Unseen in 3.6 Million Years

Plant hire equipment is for sale on an auction yard with power station in background in England. (Photo: BuildPix/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

'We Have to Act': Atmospheric CO2 Passes 420 PPM for First Time Ever

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Activists hold signs reading "We Are Treating the Symptoms, Not the Cause" and "There Is No Planet B" during a climate justice demonstration outside the Spanish Parliament on September 25, 2020 in Madrid. (Photo: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez via Getty Images)

"It is truly groundbreaking," Greta Thunberg said of the growing concentration of the heat-trapping gas. "And I don't mean that in a good way."

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'A Profoundly Troubling Pick': Progressives Slam Biden Choice of Gov. Raimondo for Commerce Chief

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Rhode Island's Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks at a press conference in Providence, Rhode Island on December 3, 2020.

"Raimondo has a history of supporting cuts to public assistance programs,...

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NOAA Research Shows Climate Crisis Primary Cause of 98% of Dead Florida Coral Reef

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Our work in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans shows a dire outlook for coral...

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Melting permafrost in Canada's Northwest Territories, a sign of accelerating global heating. (Photo: Charles Tarnocai/Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)

Humans May Have Passed the 'Point of No Return' in Climate Crisis, Says Study—But That Doesn't Mean All Hope Is Lost

'This Is a Travesty': Climate Denier Who Has Argued in Favor of Fossil Fuel Emissions Named to Leadership Role at NOAA

Watchdog Accuses Trump's NOAA of 'Choosing Extinction' for Critically Threatened Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence

Independent Probe Finds NOAA Officials Violated Ethics Rules by Bowing to Trump Foolishness During 'Sharpiegate'

A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA's 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook.

With Covid-19 Raging, Warnings of Worse-Than-Usual Hurricane Season Point to Trouble Ahead

Firefighters sprays water on a back fire while battling the spread of the Maria Fire as it moves quickly towards Santa Paula, California, on Nov. 1, 2019.

In Another Record 'We Should Not Be Breaking,' Daily Average of CO2 Levels Hits High of 418.12 ppm

Residents look on as flames burn through bush on Jan. 4, 2020 in Lake Tabourie, Australia.

'The Saddest Thing Is That This Won't Be Breaking News': Concentration of CO2 Hits Record High of 416 ppm

Fire and Rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin on December 19, 2019 in Sydney

'Unquestionably Alarming Signs': Earth Just Had Hottest Decade on Record

With 14 'Billion-Dollar Disasters' and Record-Breaking Heat in Alaska and Across South, 2019 Was a Year of Climate Extremes for US

coastal communities

Deep Trouble for Arctic and Beyond: NOAA Climate Report Warns of Feedback Loop That 'May Already Be Underway'

Fact supporters march during the 2017 March for Science in Washington, D.C.

77 Groups Demand Trump Rescind Attack-on-Facts Executive Order Slashing Expert Advisory Committees

Citing 'Danger to Public Safety,' Chief NOAA Scientist Launches Probe Into Agency Decision to Side With Trump Over Its Own Experts on Dorian

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Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

Science Group Calls for Secretary Ross to Resign, Full Investigation of Manipulation of Science at NOAA

Friends of the Earth

Trump’s Proposed Budget an All-Out Assault on Our Planet

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW Statement: Trump Now Violating Constitution

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Andy Rowell

Impeached Twice, Trump's Presidency Was a Climate Disaster

Tina Gerhardt

Is 2020's Record-Breaking Hurricane Season What the Future Holds?

Astrid Caldas

Dangerous Hurricane Season To Open Amidst COVID-19

Juan Cole

Sizzling Arctic: Top 5 Climate Horror Stories in NOAA’s Report Card

Gretchen Goldman

NOAA Leadership Trades Scientific Integrity for Political Appeasement

Andrew Rosenberg

Conflicts of Interest? NOAA’s Nominees AccuWeather CEO Barry Myers, and Dr. Neil Jacobs of Panasonic

Jeff Tittel

Trump's Disastrous Budget Will Worsen Future Hurricane Damage