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Gov't Report: 2022 Had 18 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration looked back at U.S. weather events in 2022 and found the year was third most expensive for the country in 43 years.
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Bonnie Grows Into a Hurricane in Pacific Off Southern Mexico, But Poses No Threat to Land
Forecasters say they expect the hurricane to stay well out to sea and pose no threat to land as it moves generally northwestward off the coast of southern Mexico.
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Dolphin Impaled With ‘Spear-Like Object' Found Dead on Florida Beach, Officials Say
The bottlenose dolphin was found on March 24 on Florida’s Fort Myers Beach with an obvious wound near the right eye, officials say.
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NOAA Says Potent Heat-Trapping Methane Increases at Record Pace
U.S. government scientists calculate that levels of the potent heat-trapping gas methane rose at a record pace last year.
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Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found Off Tahiti Coast
A team of scientists has explored a rare, pristine coral reef off the coast of Tahiti.
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‘Destructive Damage' to Be Added to National Weather Service Cell Phone Alerts
New cell phone alerts warning of potentially “destructive” thunderstorms will begin appearing when storms meeting certain criteria are approaching, federal officials said Monday.
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A Historic Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Ending. Here's a Look at the Records It Shattered
An unforgiving hurricane season shattered records this year and battered parts of Central America and the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Iconic Pacific Bird Sanctuary Ravaged by Plastic and Death
Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life. But on the ground, there’s a different scene: plastic, pollution and death. With virtually no predators, Midway is a haven for many species of seabirds and is...
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Top Weather Scientist Dies in Rough Surf After Forecast of Risk
A top weather forecasting official, who oversaw the government’s prediction centers that track ocean, hurricane and even space conditions, has died in rough seas on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. William Lapenta, 58, died Monday after lifeguards pulled him from the surf off the coastal town of Duck, local officials said. The National Weather Service had issued a warning earlier Monday...
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Humpback Found Dead in Jones Beach Waters, Marking at Least 8 Whale Deaths This Year
Scientists will look into what killed a humpback whale found floating off the southeastern eastern tip of Long Island.
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US Commerce Declares Fishing Disasters for California, 6 Other States
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts.
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Lingering Pacific Heat Wave Threatens Hawaii Coral
At the edge of an ancient lava flow where jagged black rocks meet the Pacific, small off-the-grid homes overlook the calm blue waters of Papa Bay on Hawaii’s Big Island — no tourists or hotels in sight. Here, one of the islands’ most abundant and vibrant coral reefs thrives just below the surface. Yet even this remote shoreline far from...
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Endangered Whale Found Dead South of Long Island
Federal ocean officials say a whale found dead south of Long Island is a member of a declining, endangered species.
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A Changing Ocean: Warm Pacific Temperatures Could Signal a Return of ‘The Blob'
Scientists have their eyes on a heat wave in the middle of the Pacific Ocean that bears a striking resemblance to “The Blob” of 2014, 2015 and 2016. A large area of water that’s much warmer than normal is already beginning to affect marine life. If it persists, it could cause problems up and down the California coast.
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NOAA Chief Thanks Alabama Weather Office in Dorian Forecast
Struggling to keep his emotions in check, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration both defended President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday and thanked forecasters who contradicted the president’s claims about Hurricane Dorian threatening Alabama. Speaking to a meteorology group, acting administrator Neil Jacobs said a NOAA statement issued Friday that criticized the Birmingham-area National Weather Service office...
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NOAA Scientist: Agency Likely Broke Science Integrity Rules
The acting chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said his agency likely violated its scientific integrity rules last week when it publicly chastised a weather office that contradicted President Donald Trump’s claim that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. Two top NOAA civil servants not so quietly revolted against an unsigned agency press release issued late Friday rebuking the...
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President Trump Appears to Show Doctored Hurricane Map
President Donald Trump appeared to show a Hurricane Dorian map which was doctored to show the hurricane possibly passing into Alabama. Trump had tweeted that Alabama was in the storm’s path.
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Why Does Trump's Hurricane Map Look Different Than Others?
After days of claiming without evidence that Alabama was projected to be hit by Hurricane Dorian, President Donald Trump displayed an apparently doctored map in the Oval Office on Wednesday that showed Alabama to be within the storm’s path, NBC News reported. The map Trump displayed was the same as a model produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Count on Hurricanes to Spark Storms of Online Misinformation
The names of hurricanes may change, but one thing seems to stay the same: Misinformation spreads quickly during these dangerous storms.
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5 Whales Dead After Mass Stranding on Maui Beach
Five whales died, including four that were euthanized, after a mass stranding Thursday on a beach on the Hawaii island of Maui. Ten melon-headed whales were found stranded alive early in the morning on Sugar Beach in the coastal resort community of Kihei. Hours later, a whale calf believed to belong to the same social group was found dead on...