Climate change is effecting the people of the Solomon Islands in many ways. Sea level rise is a major driver.

Something strange is happening to the oceans. As coral reefs wither and fisheries collapse, octopuses are multiplying like mad. As soon as they perceive weakness, they will amass an army and invade the land, too.

For one day last week, the village of Deering needed to use a boat to get to the airport.

Arctic sea ice last month reached its greatest extent for the season, and it was the lowest in the satellite record. Now researchers say that ice is also younger and thinner than it once was.

Over the past few months, a massive toxic bloom of the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia, stretching from central California to the Alaska Peninsula, has resulted in significant impacts to coastal resources and marine life. NOAA has been working closely with federal, state, tribal, academic, and other partners to respond to this unprecedented harmful algal bloom (HAB).

No Permanent Winter Ice and Early Break Up For Nome

Previously, the dredging started around May and ran through October, but the past three winters it has started earlier and run longer.

Rapid changes raise questions.

Canada and U.S. Coast Guard Monitoring Conditions

The lack of sea ice in Toksook Bay, has allowed for a uniquel sighting - a January beluga whale!

Above normal temperatures in the Northwest Arctic region