NOAA News
U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers Open Despite Shutdown
Despite the federal government's partial government shutdown, Americans have a full team of scientists tracking every possibility for an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The nation's two tsunami warning ...
FSU Hurricane Forecast Less Than NOAA, But Still Above-Average
Scientists at the Florida State University Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), who developed a unique computer model for predicting hurricanes, are forecasting a season of ...
NOAA Forecast: Up to 6 Hurricanes This Season on Atlantic Coast
The government's weather center is forecasting that this year's Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 will be an active one, perhaps even extremely active, during its six months. Experts at ...
Report: Feds’ Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing
Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found. The gigantic October storm lost tropical ...
How Good Are Hurricane Forecasts?
Hurricane forecasts are very interesting and well publicized in the media, but how reliable are they? Not very, according to catastrophe modeling expert Karen Clark, who provides a chart of seasonal ...