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Rain falls in San Francisco on March 31, 2026. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE After emerging in June, El Niño is now gathering power in the Pacific Ocean. A new outlook released on Thursday shows an 81% chance that El Niño, the climate pattern that generally brings a wet winter to California along…

Topline The northern lights have a higher chance to be visible next week, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, beginning on Monday night when a coronal mass ejection from the Sun is expected to arrive at the Earth. Although the northern lights likely won’t be…

A lighting storm over Sagami Bay, Japan. El Niño events make Pacific Ocean storms both likelier and greater in intensity. (Image credit: Getty Images) It's official: El Niño is here, and it's shaping up to be among the strongest ever recorded. The natural climate cycle, which supercharges temperatures and shifts…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and  Interlochen Public Radio  in northern Michigan.  ​ Some groups that do research and collect data on the Great Lakes are facing existential threats as the annual budgeting process for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gets underway. A proposed…

Joseph Smith Jun 10, 2026 Submit your abstract for “Advancing Weather and Environmental Science Through NASA and NOAA Commercial Satellite Data Programs,” a joint session hosted by NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) program, in partnership with the NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program…

The Northern Lights are seen above the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Point Lookout in the early morning hours of May 11, 2024 in Latourell, Oregon. (Photo by Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images) Getty Images Despite a great forecast for northern lights last night, Thursday, June 4, the powerful geomagnetic storm forecast…

Memorial Day travel demand remains strong as NOAA predicts below-normal hurricane season and rising vacation costs Published May 25, 2026 1:07PM (EDT) Gas prices are just one of the rising travel costs for summer vacationers, despite a lower-than-average hurricane prediction. Americans are still planning their summer holidays. (Scott Olson /…

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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…