NOAA News
Colossal Cloud of Sahara Dust Smothering the Caribbean En Route to the US
A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States. The cloud extended some 2,000 ...
NOAA Expected to Hire for ‘Mission-Critical’ Weather Service Positions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it will hire for "mission-critical field positions" amid expert warnings that the National Weather Service has been cut too sharply ...
No NOAA Large-Disaster Data to Hurt Insurers’ Grasp of Secondary Perils, Says AM Best
Insurance industry financial strength rating agency AM Best said that a decision to stop updating a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disaster database could be detrimental to insurers ...
2024 Second on Record for Most Tornadoes in the U.S. in a Year
New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record (1950-present), according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. The busy tornado season was driven by an ...
White House Budget Proposal Eliminates NOAA Climate Research
The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees research on climate change, and refocus the U.S. fisheries ...
Spring Outlook Forecasts Continued Drought for the West: NOAA
Drought conditions are expected to continue in the Rocky Mountains, Southwest and southern Plains, according to NOAA's Spring Outlook. Forecasters at NOAA's Climate Prediction Center predict ...
New Research Predicts Increase in Active Atlantic Hurricane Seasons: NOAA
A new study published in Science Advances suggests an increase in the variability of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, leading to more active and inactive hurricane seasons and less near-normal ...
The U.S. Has Sustained 24 Billion-Dollar Disasters in 2024
Since 1980, there have been 400 weather and climate disasters where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including CPI adjustment to 2024), according to the National Centers for ...