NOAA News
‘Sunny Day’ Floods Becoming Increasingly Common With Rising Sea Levels: NOAA
Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the deluges into streets, homes and businesses even more frequently over the next ...
Too Many Hurricanes, Not Enough Names: Experts Up Atlantic Forecasts
Already smashing records, this year's hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming months, they expect to run out of traditional hurricane ...
Climate Change Making Hurricanes Stronger: Study
Hurricanes have grown stronger over the last four decades—and climate change is likely to blame, says a new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Cooperative ...
U.S. Forecasters Predict 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Above Normal
U.S. forecasters expect the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near-normal to above-normal in number and intensity of storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate ...
NOAA Retiring Hurricane Names Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate
The names of four deadly hurricanes that slammed parts of the United States, Central America and the Caribbean last year are being retired. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
NOAA Predicts Atlantic Could See Up to 8 Hurricanes by Season’s End
The Atlantic basin will see the most named storms since the 2012 season, the year Sandy crippled the U.S. East Coast, with five to eight of those strengthening into hurricanes by Nov. 30, the ...
Will Hurricanes Drive Property Insurance Rate Hikes? Experts Forecasting Changes
With two of three groups of expert hurricane researchers split on whether the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season will be above average or normal, a tie-breaking vote could come on Tuesday. But even a ...
RIMS 2016: Sea Level Rise Will Be Worse and Come Sooner
Think sea level rise will be moderate and something we can all plan for? Think again. Sea levels could rise by much more than originally anticipated, and much faster, according to new data being ...