NOAA News
New NOAA Hurricane Model Launched
A new hurricane model released last month by NOAA's National Hurricane Center, a division of the National Weather Service, has proved better at predicting rapid intensification. The Hurricane ...
Earth Hit Record High Temperatures Last Week
Earth's average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in a week that has seen a series of climate-change-driven extremes. The ...
What is a Heat Dome? Beyond Texas, Where are Scorching Temps Headed?
Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during ...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Odds Dependent on El Nino Versus Hot Ocean Temps
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. An El Nino is ...
NOAA: Average Hurricane Season Predicted for the Atlantic
During a press conference today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced its forecast for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season. The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Isabel, a ...
La Nina, Which Worsens Hurricanes and Drought, Is Gone
After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and ...
NOAA: Ian, Drought Supercharged U.S. Weather Extremes in 2022
Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion, federal ...
U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165B in Damage in 2022
A massive hurricane, a historic drought and 16 other major disasters across the U.S. collectively racked up $165 billion in damages and killed at least 474 people in ...
