M7.7 Blog about the agency's role

Looking at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) website, it is quickly apparent that the agency works on a wide range of projects affecting the environment. They fund/work on projects relating to the arctic ice melts, monitoring algae bloom, measuring aerosol levels, and the ocean's changing chemistry make up.

We have all heard by now, about the melting ice caps in the arctic. The ice is melting faster than ever before and this has great implications for the wild life in the arctic and also has the potential to drastically increase global sea water levels. Scientists and researchers with the NOAA are looking at cloud formation in the arctic to better understand the changing Arctic climate. It has been found that there have been consistent cloud coverage over the past 2 decades, which is troubling as the clouds trap the warm air.