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Much of the eastern U.S. and Midwest was facing the threat of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall, while heat alerts were issued Sunday for over 50 million people from Kansas to the Carolinas.The big picture: NOAA's Weather Prediction Center issued a Level 3 out of 4 risk for excessive rainfall…

A view of the two wildfires over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. (Image credit: NOAA) Two wildfires in Northern Arizona, sparked from lightning, have burned at least 60,000 acres in a little over a week — and, while firefighters work around the clock trying to contain the fires, National Oceanic…

CLIMATEWIRE | Artificial intelligence is showing promise when it comes to weather forecasting, but it still couldn’t predict the Texas floods. The best-performing weather models during the July 4 floods were traditional ones specially designed to produce local forecasts at high resolution. Global-scale models were far less accurate — and…

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Video Week ending July 11, 2025 Posted July 11, 2025 at 3:44pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Senators had the Capitol all to themselves this week as the tragic flash floods in Texas and New Mexico coincided with the confirmation hearing for the next NOAA administrator. Meanwhile, the Epstein files, Vladimir…

Watch CBS News Watch: NOAA nominee discusses emergency alert system improvements amid Texas floods Neil Jacobs, President Trump's nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, spoke about improving emergency alert systems to warn people about severe weather after deadly flash floods swept through Central Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz…

The senator was on vacation in Greece when fatal flooding hit Central Texas. Published July 8, 2025 6:07PM (EDT) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks at a news conference to unveil the Take It Down Act to protect victims against non-consensual intimate image abuse, on Capitol Hill on June 18, 2024,…

A new NOAA document sheds further light on the Trump administration's proposed cuts and changes for the weather and climate agency.Why it matters: The proposed budget would gut federal climate research efforts and spending at a critical moment in the fight to understand and address human-driven climate change.Driving the news:…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes. Meteorologists and scientists warned of severe consequences last week when NOAA said, in the midst of this year’s hurricane season, that it would almost immediately discontinue key data…

The Office of Space Commerce is beta testing its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). Credit: NOAA Updated 8:20 p.m. Eastern with additional comment. To continue reading this article: Register now and get 3 free articles every month. You’ll also receive our weekly SpaceNews This Week newsletter every Friday. Opt-out…