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Neil Jacobs Nominated To Lead NOAA After Sharpiegate Scandal

Neil Jacobs, nominee for NOAA leadership, faced Sharpiegate controversy but has meteorological support.

Top News · Feb 5, 2025

Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats

Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2025

Trump nominates 'Sharpiegate' scientist to lead US weather agency NOAA

Neil Jacobs led NOAA on an acting basis for part of the president’s first term, including in September 2019 when Trump appeared to use a sharpie marker to incorrectly alter an official National Hurricane Center map

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

Aurora alert: Incoming solar storms could spark northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho tonight

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights might be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

Space · Jan 23, 2025

Florida's snowfall record smashed as historic storm blasts Gulf Coast

A historic winter snowstorm has reached the Gulf Coast, smothering the region in Arctic air and dropping record-breaking amounts of snow on northern Florida.

LiveScience · Jan 22, 2025

Why Trump’s inauguration is taking place indoors for first time in 40 years

The arctic blast is expected to affect millions of people across the United States with brisk winds, and dangerously cold wind chills expected to dip as low as 30 to 55 degrees below zero, says the NOAA

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025

'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate.

LiveScience · Jan 13, 2025

MTG suggests cloud seeding could stop LA wildfires months after implying it was used to create hurricanes

The controversial Georgia Republican has a long history of promoting weather-related conspiracy theories

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2025

NOAA says La Nina ocean cooling has finally arrived, but it's weak and may cause fewer problems

A long-awaited La Nina has finally appeared, but meteorologists say the periodic cooling of Pacific Ocean waters is weak and unlikely to cause as many weather problems as usual

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Satellites watch as LA wildfires burn out of control in California (video)

A deadly wildfire continues to burn in parts of Los Angeles in Southern California, NOAAssatellites continue to monitor the location of the fire and smoke across the region.

Space · Jan 8, 2025