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This article was originally featured on Undark. Along the eastern coast of North America, North Atlantic right whales and boats navigate the same waters, which can get dicey for both. Fully grown, the whales can top out at more than 50 feet and weigh 140,000 pounds. A midsize, 58-foot-long pleasure…

A map of the contiguous U.S. showing winter 2022-23 precipitation anomalies from the 1991-2020 average. Data: NOAA; Map: Axios Visuals Much of California and the midwestern United States just had some of the wettest winter weather on record, per data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The opposite was…

Author of the article: The Associated Press Wayne Parry Published Mar 29, 2023  •  Last updated 5 days ago  •  3 minute read ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm may “adversely affect” whales and other marine mammals, but its construction, operation and eventual dismantling will not…

Satellite images show a train of sargassum seaweed stretching from the west coast of Africa to Florida, stretching as far as 5,000 miles. With a width of nearly twice that of the U.S., the seaweed is expected to move toward Florida and the Caribbean, ultimately piling up along some of…

Image: NASA. Arrow added by author ABSTRACT breaks down mind-bending scientific research, future tech, new discoveries, and major breakthroughs. This week, NASA astronomers spotted a gaping, black region on the sun. The so-called "coronal hole" looks as if someone blew a hole right through our star, and its appearance spurred NOAA…

The massive coronal hole, seen near the sun's south pole in this March 23 satelltie image, is wide enough to git 20 Earths within. (Image credit: NASA/ Solar Dynamics Observatory) A massive "hole" larger than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere and will soon batter our planet with…

The sailing ship Ironton has been located beneath the waters of Lake Huron within the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The work to find the wreck was a collaborative effort between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Ocean Exploration Trust. Amazingly, the Ironton which is 191ft/~58m long and sank…

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Fort Wayne, Indiana, to develop the imager for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program...Read More

WEBWIRE – Friday, March 10, 2023 Leaders of NOAA’s National Weather Service and the Red Cross signed a groundbreaking agreement today that will enhance collaboration between the organizations before and during large-scale weather disasters. This agreement designates the Red Cross as a National Weather Service core partner and reinforces that…

CLIMATEWIRE | U.S. scientists plan this month to launch a multiyear study of the stratosphere to help world leaders better understand whether it’s possible to use solar geoengineering to counter global warming. And they're going back in time to do it. The concept itself may sound futuristic — as one method…