Nuclear Weapons

As Russian threats to Ukraine continue and persist, and as the Biden administration contemplates American responses, nuclear weapons lurk in the background. The nuclear option is postured to deter aggression, even in Europe, a fact made clear by a large-scale "Global Lightning" military exercise last year, which was based upon…

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and NOAA Ocean Exploration have announced seven new mini-grants aimed at promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Grants awarded to underserved and underrepresented communities include: Black in Marine Science. Mystic Aquarium. Na Wa’a Mauo Marine Stewardship Program. University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…

NOAA’s GOES-T is the third satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series, the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system. The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and monitoring of space weather. Credit: NOAA An activity completed at…

When Sandra Evans Walsh was growing up in Parowan, Utah, her class would sometimes trek outside to a row of trees. They were about to watch history in the making, the teacher would tell them. The kids would then stare as an orange shroud spread across the sky. “I remember…

North Korea has accelerated its weapons testing in 2022, conducting five missile tests since the start of the year and recently suggesting that it may resume testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. Some analysts say the ramped-up testing is an expected progression of the North's military strategy, and that it…

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week signed an interagency memo with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance wind energy responsibly while protecting biodiversity and promoting cooperative ocean use. The Biden administration set a goal of significantly increasing the nation’s offshore wind energy capacity. This…

LONDON: Last year ranked as the sixth-warmest year on record, causing extreme weather events around the world and adding to evidence supporting the globe's long-term warming, according to an analysis on Thursday by two US government agencies. The data compiled by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and…

Climate researchers from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will release their annual assessments of global temperatures and discuss the major climate trends of 2021 during a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, Jan. 13...Read More

North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, in its first such launch since October. The missile landed in water between the Korean peninsula and Japan, bringing condemnation from Seoul and Tokyo. The United Nations (UN) prohibits North Korea from ballistic and nuclear…

/ Americas Issued on: 03/01/2022 - 17:45 France’s Centre for scientific and technical study in Aquitaine (CESTA/CEA) is a research facility dedicated to designing nuclear weapons, France, October 28, 2014. © AFP (Archives) China Tuesday said it will continue to "modernise" its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States…