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Home News NASA astronaut Christina Koch shared this view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Sept. 2, 2019. (Image: © Astro_Christina/Twitter) Hurricanes are getting stronger as the world gets warmer, according to a new analysis.Studying how hurricanes have changed over time is difficult. The tools scientists use…

Hurricane Harvey over North America in 2017 from GOES-16. GOES stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite. Credit: UW-Madison SSEC In almost every region of the world where hurricanes form, their maximum sustained winds are getting stronger. That is according to a new study by scientists at the National Oceanic and…

Increased frequency and severity of droughts threatens California's endangered salmon population -- but pools that serve as drought refuges could make the difference between life and death for these vulnerable fish, according to a study by researchers from UC Berkeley and California Sea Grant, a partnership between NOAA and Scripps…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 16 May 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Saturday, May 16, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 137 Issued at 2200Z on 16 May 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 15 May 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Friday, May 15, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 136 Issued at 2200Z on 15 May 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 13 May 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 134 Issued at 2200Z on 13 May 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

The wheels we humans have set in motion concerning carbon dioxide emissions and climate change are going to take some stopping, and the latest data from Hawaii's Mauna Loa Observatory are another clear indicator of this. Scientists there have logged record concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere, in line with…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 7 May 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 128 Issued at 2200Z on 07 May 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…

BOSTON — The federal government is extending its suspension of the requirement for at-sea monitors in some East Coast fisheries until at least the middle of the month.Some fishing boats are required to carry workers on board who collect data about commercial fishing. They’re called observers or at-sea monitors, and…

Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast 4 May 2020 Status Report From: Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA) Posted: Monday, May 4, 2020 Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Geophysical Activity Report and Forecast SDF Number 125 Issued at 2200Z on 04 May 2020 IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity…