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The aurora dances across the night sky over Princeton, Minnesota, United States, on November 11, 2025. The dazzling display was caused by a series of powerful X-class solar flares, with northern lights reported as far south as Florida. (Photo by Christopher Juhn/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images The…

Patchogue, N.Y.: The northern lights seen above Patchogue, New York on Nov. 12, 2025. (Photo by Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images) Newsday via Getty Images The Northern Lights may be visible in northern skies across 14 northern U.S. states and Canada overnight on Monday, Dec. 7, through Tuesday, Dec.…

The ozone hole over the Antarctic in 2025 was the fifth smallest since 1992 — "the year a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect," per a new NOAA-NASA report.Why it matters: While the ozone hole varies in size from year to year...Read More

While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a…

Topline After a week of frequent and strong Northern Lights, a rare ground level event across North America and an X-rated solar flare, up to 16 states could see aurora after dark on Sunday, Nov. 16. According to a forecast by space weather experts at NOAA, a G1 or G2-rated…

Winter forecast 2026: A weak La Niña pattern is expected to continue through the upcoming winter season, according to the latest monthly update from NOAA’s Winter outlook and Climate Prediction Center. “A 71% chance that a weak La Niña will develop during October-December 2025 and impact the weather across much…

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph and considerably greater gusts, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). After reaching the Caribbean island, the cyclone fell to Category 4, with sustained winds of…

The first half of this year was the costliest ever recorded for weather and climate disasters in the United States, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit organization Climate Central. It is information that the public might never have learned: This spring, the Trump administration cut the National…