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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…

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Neil Jacobs to be the new head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The confirmation puts a career atmospheric scientist with a deep understanding of NOAA at the helm of the agency, which is responsible for making weather predictions and keeping climate records, a…

The Gulf Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) is gearing up to submit to NOAA’s Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) its following five-year proposal. To shape and engage the community in its application, GCOOS is reaching out to members and stakeholders across the Gulf region. The system is inviting ideas that…

Monika Luabeya Sep 25, 2025 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying three missions that will investigate the Sun’s influence across the solar system. NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the agency’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, and National Oceanic…

The Falcon 9 carrying NASA’s IMAP mission transits the disk of the Sun seconds after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. Update: Launch occurred at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 UTC). With successful payload deployments complete about 1.5 hours after liftoff. A trio of Sun-studying, marquee missions…