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NOAA Fisheries has released preliminary data showing that, off the US West Coast in 2024, fishing gear has entangled more whales than in any other year since 2018. Right after the data was released, whale watchers spotted another entangled humpback near Orange County, California. Center for Biological Diversity attorney Catherine…

December 17, 2024 4 min read To Monitor Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nationwide, U.S. Enlists Passenger Plane United Airlines is partnering with NOAA as part of a wider federal strategy to better keep tabs on the country’s greenhouse gas emissions By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News Information gathered by a passenger…

This image shows the solar wind interacting with Earth’s magnetic field, causing the magnetic field lines to reconnect and resulting in atmospheric loss within the aurora at the polar cusps. Credit: Southwest Research Institute SAN FRANCISCO — The Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio won a $26.1 million contract to…

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project as a part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $26.1 million…

A map shows the growing threat to coastal cities across the United States due to rising sea levels. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s latest projections, sea levels along the U.S. coastlines are projected to rise, on average, around 10 to 12 inches by 2050. Many communities…

Data: NOAA; Map: Axios VisualsA tsunami warning was issued and later called off on Thursday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California.The big picture: The National Weather Service cancelled the alert just before noon local time, saying there was no destructive tsunami recorded and no…

New research led by NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory reveals unusual ocean surface currents in the Bay of Bengal that defy traditional models by moving to the left of surface winds. This finding, derived from long-term buoy data, holds implications for various scientific domains including climate studies...Read More

Auroras may be visible over the northern U.S. on Thursday and Friday, NOAA says. (Image credit: Arterra via Getty Images) Get ready to look up on Thanksgiving night. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), millions of people in the U.S. and Canada may have a chance to…

Topline A series of geomagnetic storms and other activity from the sun’s surface will likely pull the northern lights further south on Thanksgiving, with mild auroral activity forecast on Tuesday, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast. (UPDATE: Check out Thursday’s forecast here .) The northern lights may…

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory of Laurel, Maryland, to build the Suprathermal Ion Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is valued at approximately $20.5 million…