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The 2026 hurricane season has begun. Will this year be calmer?

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Office of Space Commerce faces an uncertain future amid budget cuts and new oversight

When I imagine the future of space commerce, the first image that comes to mind is a farmer’s market on the International Space Station. This doesn’t exist yet, but space commerce is a growing industry. The Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization for education and advocacy of space, estimates that the…

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Watch Hurricane Erin swirl menacingly in the Atlantic Ocean in NOAA satellite video

Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Hurricane Erin as it swirled off of the U.S. coast on Aug. 11, 2025.

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National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season

Key California weather forecast offices will remain

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Elon Musk’s DOGE homes in on new target: Weather forecasters

The cuts will ‘endanger American lives,’ lawmaker says

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The primary agency that tracks hurricanes could be on thin ice with DOGE: NOAA former deputy director said staff blew past security ‘like it didn’t apply to them’

DOGE might have its sights set on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency that issued warnings on Hurricanes Milton, Helene, and Beryl.

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A hurricane scientist logged a final flight as NOAA released his ashes into Milton’s eye

Peter Dodge flew hundreds of missions into hurricanes as a radar specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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All eyes are on the Gulf as the threat of a storm hitting the US grows - but it’s not the only one brewing

The next name for a formed storm will be Helene

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Satellites watch Tropical Storm Francine threaten Gulf Coast (video)

Satellites operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration watched Tropical Storm Francine strengthen as it approaches the Gulf Coast.

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Hurricane Ernesto Hits Bermuda With Strong Winds And Rain

Hurricane Ernesto hits Bermuda with strong winds and heavy rainfall, causing power outages and disruptions. NOAA predicts an active hurricane season.

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Earth Hit By 'Severe' Solar Storm

Conditions of a level-four geomagnetic storm -- on a scale of five -- were observed Monday from 1500 GMT, according to a specialized center at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Latin Times

Storm brewing in Atlantic that could impact Caribbean and US this week

The system has an 90 percent chance of becoming a formed storm this week, forecasters say

The Independent UK

Barrage of solar explosions could bring auroras to the U.S. this weekend as Perseid meteor shower peaks

Three powerful solar eruptions could bring auroras as far south as New York and Idaho right at the peak of the Perseid meteor shower this weekend.

LiveScience

Auroras may continue into this week

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters say the phenomena may be visible until Tuesday

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Coral reefs hit by fourth global bleaching event

A fourth global coral bleaching event is under way, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has declared.

WEKU

An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

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This solar eruption was so powerful it warped the sun's magnetic field (video)

Satellites observed a coronal mass ejection on Wednesday (Nov. 15), capturing a bright burst of super-hot plasma that warped the sun's magnetic field.

WEKU

Atlantic hurricane season is now predicted to be 'above-normal' this year, NOAA says

The Atlantic hurricane season is now projected to have "above-normal level of activity" according to an updated forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Tuesday set an unofficial record for the hottest day on Earth; Wednesday may break it

Tuesday’s global high of 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit was nearly 1.8 degrees higher than the 1979-2000 average, climate forecasters say. Wednesday may be hotter.

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Hottest global temps ever shatter records for two consecutive days, preliminary data show

The planet's temperature spiked on Tuesday to its hottest day in decades and likely centuries, and Wednesday could become the third straight day Earth unofficially marks a record-breaking high. It's the latest in a series of climate-change extremes that alarm but don't surprise scientists.

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An 'extreme' heatwave has hit the seas around the UK and Ireland – here's what's going on

One of the most severe marine heatwaves on the planet is taking place in the shallow seas around the UK and Ireland. That’s according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has labelled this a “Category 4” heatwave. Rarely used outside of the tropics, a cat 4…

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El Niño combined with global warming means big changes for New Zealand’s weather

El Niño is officially here, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and with it comes a change from the La Niña weather patterns New Zealand has experienced for the past three years.

France 24

El Nino is back, and it's brought the threat of extreme weather with it

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared on Thursday that the El Nino climate pattern is now underway, bringing the threat of more frequent tropical cyclones in the Pacific, increased rainfall and flooding in parts of the Americas and rising temperatures across the globe.

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La Niña’s three-year reign across Australia finally ends, promising drier, hotter weather

After three, long, wet and cool years, La Niña's demise is confirmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, meaning hotter, drier times should be ahead for the country.

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Great Lakes set a record for low ice in February, likely leading to warmer seasons for the rest of the year

CHICAGO — In an ordinary Chicago winter, ice fishermen would still be scampering out onto the frozen stretches of Lake Michigan, toting fishing rods, drills — even pop-up shelters.

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