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IMAGE: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the western North Atlantic Ocean as Tropical Storm Bertha was organizing off the coast of Georgia and South Carolina on May 26, 2020. Bertha... view more  Credit: Credit: NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) The second tropical storm of the…

As the Canadian Hurricane Centre warns of another active hurricane season, one of the country's top meteorologists said the COVID-19 pandemic could make it more difficult for people to prepare for a long line of tropical storms.Boats take a beating along the waterfront in Halifax as Hurricane Dorian approaches on…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. - With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named storms, disaster preparedness experts say it's critically important for people in evacuation zones to plan to stay with friends or family, rather than end up in shelters during the coronavirus…

Hurricanes and cyclones have been getting stronger over the past four decades, according to research and satellite image analysis by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A recent study, led by NOAA researcher Dr. James P. Kossin and published Monday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reports…

The Atlantic Ocean hurricane season typically starts at the beginning of June and runs through the end of November. In an average season, six major hurricanes occur and the peak time usually occurs in August and September. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a busy hurricane season…

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A visible satellite image of the cutoff low over the eastern United States on May 19, 2020. NOAA/NASA A long week of soggy weather is on tap for the Carolinas and much of southern Virginia as a stalled upper-level low produces repetitive rounds of drenching rains through Thursday night. Forecasters…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a salvage firm can retrieve the Marconi wireless telegraph machine that broadcast distress calls from the sinking Titanic ocean liner. In an order released Monday, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith agreed that the telegraph is historically and…

Hurricanes are getting stronger, according to a new study, and climate change may be the cause. The findings come from scientists with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NOAA’s National Center for Environmental Information. Around four decades of hurricane satellite images went into the research, according to the University, building upon…