National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Sea energy: Galway Bay research faces rough passage

The Marine Institute wants to upgrade a renewable energy test site in Galway Bay. Poor communication and project splitting have left residents concerned

Sat Jul 30 2016 - 05:00

Casper the ghost-like octopus emerges from the deep

Irish expert opinion called for after the discovery of ‘Casper’, a strange kind of octopus filmed at a record ocean depth

Thu Jun 2 2016 - 09:00

February saw tenth straight month of record temperatures

US agency says rate of temperature increases are ‘astronomical’, ‘staggering’ and ‘strange’

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 08:01

2015 smashes record for hottest year, scientists say

Earth’s average temperature has risen by about 1 degree since late 19th century

Wed Jan 20 2016 - 18:44

Space a distraction from the discoveries awaiting us in Earth’s unexplored oceans

There is a growing movement to map the oceans, so why is space getting all the publicity?

Mon Oct 5 2015 - 08:03

US expert urges Ireland to participate in monitoring ocean acidification

Wild salmon and shellfish among species most vulnerable to falling pH levels of seas

Wed Sep 30 2015 - 01:00

Irish vessel deployed to map seabed off Newfoundland

Survey will focus on area where first trans-Atlantic cable laid in 1857

Tue Jun 2 2015 - 13:35

2014 the hottest year on record, say US government scientists

Campaign groups call for roasting temperatures to spur efforts to fight climate change

Fri Jan 16 2015 - 16:21

Storm-naming system yet to be put in place as Rachel peters out

Moves afoot across Europe to adopt convention to avoid mixing weather systems up

Thu Jan 15 2015 - 17:48

Another Life: Leaned on from the ocean, hammered through the hills

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate forecast for the end of September is a very strange tangle of frayed and tentative red lines

Sat Sep 28 2013 - 01:00

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