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A lighting storm over Sagami Bay, Japan. El Niño events make Pacific Ocean storms both likelier and greater in intensity. (Image credit: Getty Images) It's official: El Niño is here, and it's shaping up to be among the strongest ever recorded. The natural climate cycle, which supercharges temperatures and shifts…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and  Interlochen Public Radio  in northern Michigan.  ​ Some groups that do research and collect data on the Great Lakes are facing existential threats as the annual budgeting process for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets underway. A proposed…

Joseph Smith Jun 10, 2026 Submit your abstract for “Advancing Weather and Environmental Science Through NASA and NOAA Commercial Satellite Data Programs,” a joint session hosted by NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program, in partnership with the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program…

The Northern Lights are seen above the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Point Lookout in the early morning hours of May 11, 2024 in Latourell, Oregon. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images) Getty Images Despite a great forecast for northern lights last night, Thursday, June 4, the powerful geomagnetic storm forecast…

Memorial Day travel demand remains strong as NOAA predicts below-normal hurricane season and rising vacation costs Published May 25, 2026 1:07PM (EDT) Gas prices are just one of the rising travel costs for summer vacationers, despite a lower-than-average hurricane prediction. Americans are still planning their summer holidays. (Scott Olson /…

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Topline The northern lights might make an appearance in up to nine states Thursday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which issued a forecast giving regions along the northern U.S. border a chance at seeing the natural phenomenon. Thursday and Friday's auroral forecast are identical as of…

Our warming world is set to enter an El Niño period as early as May , with a high likelihood of southern North America experiencing supercharged temperatures. One of the three phases of the natural El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño events occur every two…

Smack dab between Australia and South America, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel Rainier is currently on a mission to map more than 8,000 square nautical miles of the Pacific seafloor in search of critical mineral deposits. But it isn’t doing it alone; for a month…

A key Republican joined Democrats in pushing back against the Trump administration’s proposal to slash the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s research and data collection programs at a House environment subcommittee hearing Tuesday. NOAA requested a 26 percent reduction in its proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, with plans to…