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Dr. Sidney Thurston Retires from NOAA
GOMO Plank Owner to Retire After 28 years associated with NOAA Research, Dr. Sidney Thurston will retire from Federal service at NOAA on December

Dr. Sandy Lucas Joins GOMO as Director of the Arctic Research Program
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sandy Lucas has joined GOMO as the Director of the Arctic Research Program (ARP). She comes to

2022 Arctic Report Card Released
Human-caused climate change fuels warmer, wetter, stormier Arctic On December 13, the 2022 Arctic Report Card was released at a press conference hosted by the American

Announcing Funding Opportunity in Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal (mCDR)
NOAA’s Ocean Acidification and Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Programs on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) are soliciting proposals focused

Global Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Continue to Rise
Annual Global Carbon Budget Report Released The following is a reposting of the article originally published by NOAA Research on November 14, 2022.