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Al Roker, longtime weather forecaster for NBC’s morning “Today Show,” was recently named a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Emissary. NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad surprised Roker with the honor during a recent episode of the “Today Show,” including giving him a letter from US President Joe Biden: “Your reporting has…

by Debra Werner — May 27, 2022 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Satellite Applications and Research captured this image of an algae bloom in the Barents Sea on July 15, 2021 with the NOAA-20 satellite. Credit: NOAA SAN FRANCISCO – Ball Aerospace and Raytheon Intelligence & Space…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts that 2022 will be yet another above-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic.  NOAA predicts with 70 percent confidence that from June 1 to November 30, the eastern US coast will see up to 21 named storms. Six to 10 of those storms could…

For the seventh straight year, forecasters at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center are expecting a busy 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. The annual hurricane forecast, which was announced May 24, 2022, suggests there could be as many as 14 to 21 named hurricanes, with three to six…

Home News A visible satellite image of Hurricane Ida approaching land in the Gulf of Mexico, taken by NOAA's GOES-16 (GOES East) satellite at 4:10 a.m. EDT on August 29, 2021. (Image credit: NOAA) Experts are warning that the Eastern U.S. should prepare for another barrage of tropical storms this…

Federal meteorologists are forecasting a record-shattering seventh straight unusually busy Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Tuesday that the summer in the Atlantic will produce 14 to 21 named storms, six to 10 becoming hurricanes and three to six turbo-charging into major hurricanes with winds greater…

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be unusually active, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's hurricane season outlook released Tuesday. Why it matters: Hurricanes are nature's most destructive storms, and if this forecast proves accurate, this would be the seventh straight year of above average activity.…

It’s looking to be a hot summer for just about everyone in the United States. And there’s not much hope for rain to ease the heat. That’s according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s climate scientists, released Thursday.  From June to August, unusually hot temperatures…

Data: Climate Central/NOAA NCEI; Chart: Baidi Wang/Axios A wide range of extreme weather is on tap for the West beginning on Thursday and lasting through Saturday, which could include record heat, high winds, dangerous fire weather conditions and even a major snowstorm. The big picture: An intense cold front and…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced the winners of its annual Marine Debris Program Art Contest. The contest is aimed at students in grades K-8 and aims to engage them and raise awareness about the scourge and global problem of marine debris. This year’s winning artwork will…