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Severe storms and towering tornadoes killed at least 28 people across the Midwest and South from May 17 to May 18. The last tornadoes to cause these types of mass casualties were in 2021, killing 93 people in Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Kentucky while inflicting $4.5 billion in damages. More…

CLIMATEWIRE | A growing backlog of hundreds of unsigned NOAA contracts has slowed agency operations to a crawl — so much so that even Sen. Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the gridlock. The bottleneck is due largely to one man: Commerce Secretary…

The NOAA RESTORE Science Program is now using innovative technologies and collaborative efforts to better observe and monitor the intricate dynamics of the Gulf of America’s ecosystem. The program is enabling diverse projects which use artificial intelligence, genetic analysis, underwater submersibles, aerial drones and satellite tagging to study marine life…

Watch CBS News May 13: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET President Trump delivers remarks at a U.S.-Saudi investment summit; New NOAA data shows carbon dioxide levels in the environment are at all time high as Trump administration cuts research funds. View CBS News In CBS News App Open Chrome Safari…

NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms...Read More

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Weather forecasts. Nautical charts used by the U.S. Navy. The cleaning and reopening of shipping ports after hurricanes. Seasonal climate predictions that help farmers plan their crop selection.  All these fall under the purview of a federal agency called NOAA – the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – that could…

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on fisheries management and oceans governance under the second Trump administration, which took office Jan. 20. Part 1 looks at the potential impacts that cuts and deregulation at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could have on U.S...Read More

Trump’s NOAA Has Downplayed an Alarming Finding: CO₂ Surged Last Year Under the Trump administration, NOAA has minimized an announcement that climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024 By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News Volumetric visualization of the total carbon dioxide (CO₂) on…