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Continuing warm temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean and lighter winds are expected to help contribute to a busier than normal hurricane season this year federal officials said Thursday, boosting their prediction for the number of named storms and hurricanes. Seasonal forecasters had expected the El Niño in the Pacific Ocean…

Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall. ...Read More

The Commerce Department and the NOAA have designated $50 million for projects at six marine sanctuaries. The projects include a proposed visitors center at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Artist rendition courtesy of NOAA Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic…

Correction: An earlier version of this story said PlanetiQ won a $60 million NOAA contract to provide radio occultation weather data. The company has since said it won an $8 million task order under a multiple-vendor contract with a potential maximum value of $60 million. SAN FRANCISCO – PlanetiQ won an…

Correction: An earlier version of this story said PlanetiQ won a $60 million NOAA contract to provide radio occultation weather data. The company has since said it won an $8 million task order under a multiple-vendor contract with a potential maximum value of $60 million. SAN FRANCISCO – PlanetiQ won an…

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Today, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to designate new areas of critical habitat to protect threatened and endangered green sea turtles. The agencies share jurisdiction for sea turtles, with the Fish and Wildlife Service overseeing their protection…

Last week, it was announced that the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator program with $60 million focused on accelerating the blue economy. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the program will focus on financing new accelerators that can, in…

A woman surfs a longboard as the sun sets on a hot day Thursday, July 13, 2023, in Encinitas, Calif. More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) As El Niño conditions settle in — with a more than 90 percent chance of lasting…

Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More than 50 million Americans are set to bake under dangerously high temperatures this week, from California…

Climate Program Office opens 2024 funding opportunity WEBWIRE – Friday, July 14, 2023 The NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) announced today that its Fiscal Year 2024 grant competitions are open.  This year’s notice of funding opportunity consists of six competitions to advance understanding of Earth’s climate system through interdisciplinary, integrated…