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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…

Topline Northern lights observers in 24 states have a shot at seeing the natural phenomenon Monday night, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which provided a favorable aurora forecast for states closest to the northern U.S. border. Northern lights in Alaska. Photo by Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images…

The Trump Administration’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal released this week lays out significant changes to federal funding for ocean and climate programs, including cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Specifically, the White House is proposing US$1.6 billion/~€1.4 billion in cuts to NOAA, targeting climate research programs…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an updated Sea Level Calculator based on user feedback. According to a NOAA overview: “This tool produces location-specific scenarios for sea level and flooding, as well as information about present-day and past conditions. Local governments and other practitioners can use the…

WASHINGTON — The head of NOAA’s satellite division, on administrative leave for more than half a year, warned that workforce reductions and cuts to science programs have “lobotomized” the federal government. Speaking at the “Stand Up for Science” rally on the National Mall March 7, Stephen Volz offered his sharpest…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE , Atlanta’s NPR station. Since 2008, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, has imposed speed restrictions on ships 65 feet and longer when they pass through areas that North Atlantic right whales frequent in order to…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced it will consider deregulation of existing rules that protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from deadly ship strikes. In a notice published this week in the Federal Register, NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service stated it was looking to “modify and…