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Hurricane forecasters are losing 3 key satellites ahead of peak storm season − a meteorologist explains why it matters

Satellite data allows meteorologists to keep track of the location, structure and intensity of severe weather, helping to keep people safe. Now they're losing access to these satellites.

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Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

Canada is facing another dangerous wildfire season, with burning forests sending smoke plumes across the provinces and into the U.S. again. The pace of the 2025 fires is reminiscent of the record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, which exposed millions of people in North America to hazardous smoke levels.

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NOAA officials who led ‘Sharpiegate’ investigation placed on leave after clashing with Trump hires

The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy

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Two top Noaa officials linked to Trump’s ‘Sharpiegate’ incident put on leave

Two men led inquiry into 2019 debacle involving incorrect hurricane projections that tarnished federal agency’s record

The Guardian - US

Floodplains Belong to the Rivers

From Houston to the Hill Country, we Texans keep doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

Texas Observer

How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won

As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how

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After Bill Cosby Breaks His Silence On Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Passing, Second Victim Is Revealed

Media report that there was another person with Malcolm-Jamal Warner during his fatal swimming accident in Costa Rica.

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Texas flood protest goes to Washington: ‘No more kids lost to climate disasters’

Twenty-seven trunks symbolise child flood victims: ‘They died as a result of choices – terrible and deadly choices’

The Guardian - US

Microbes in deep-sea volcanoes can help scientists learn about early life on Earth, or even life beyond our planet

People have long wondered what life was first like on Earth, and if there is life in our solar system beyond our planet. Scientists have reason to believe that some of the moons in our solar system – like Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus – may contain deep, salty liquid…

The Conversation

US satellite data cut sparks cyclone forecast fears in French West Indies

The United States is suspending sharing key satellite weather data this month raising concerns over cyclone forecast accuracy in the French West Indies. The move, linked to "cybersecurity risks" and US budget cuts, comes as the Atlantic cyclone season intensifies.

Radio France Internationale

NASA won't publish key climate change report online, citing 'no legal obligation' to do so

NASA will not host the U.S. government's primary climate assessment reports on its website after all, despite a White House claim that they would be available via the space agency.

Space

Satellite images track Grand Canyon wildfires burning across thousands of acres

Lightning-ignited Grand Canyon wildfires burn tens of thousands of acres, as NOAA’s GOES satellites continue to monitor the fires.

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What Canada could learn from the tragic consequences of the Texas flash flood

On July 4, a horrific flash flood occurred in central Texas, mainly impacting Kerr County. The heavy rain started at about 3 a.m., resulting in rainwater surging down mountain slopes, causing the waters in the Guadalupe River to rise by eight metres very quickly.

The Conversation

Trump’s proposed NOAA cuts meet Senate appropriators’ opposition - Roll Call

Members of Congress are expressing renewed support for the nation’s weather forecasting system after deadly flooding in Texas and elsewhere.

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What's Earth's lowest point on land?

What's Earth's lowest spot on dry land — and how did it get to be that way?

Roll Call

Should we talk about the weather? — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Senators had the Capitol all to themselves as the Texas floods coincided with the confirmation hearing for the next NOAA administrator.

LiveScience

Severed bow of US warship blown off by Japanese torpedo finally found in South Pacific

More than 180 lives were lost in the WWII attack, but the U.S. ship stayed afloat.

The Conversation

Trump’s budget cuts are adding to risk in life-threatening floods and emergencies

Acclaimed author Michael Lewis wrote a book about the first Trump administration entitled The Fifth Risk, outlining the consequences when people who don’t understand how the government of a vast, complex and multifaceted nation works are put in charge of said government.

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US Flash Flood Warning: Is New Jersey Next – and Which States Are at Risk of Disaster?

Deadly flash floods have struck the US. New Jersey faces new warnings as storms intensify. Officials urge preparedness as risks rise nationwide.

Al Jazeera

As Texas floodwaters recede, lawmakers grapple with emergency preparedness

County officials had pressed the state for flood warning systems for nearly a decade but without luck.

The Independent UK

Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts

Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies

Latin Times

Former Weather Officials Feared 'Needless Loss of Life' From Trump Admin's Budgets Cuts Weeks Before Texas Floods

Weeks before deadly floods swept through Texas, former weather officials warned Trump's NOAA budget cuts could cost lives.

The Guardian - US

Ted Cruz ensured Trump spending bill slashed weather forecasting funding

Senator on vacation abroad while Texas was hit by deadly floods, a disaster worsened by forecasting cuts, critics say

International Business Times UK

Marjorie Greene Files Bill on 'Weather Modification': Truth Behind The Conspiracy's Alleged Claims

Greene said that through this bill, she aims to 'end the dangerous and deadly practice of weather modification and geoengineering.'

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Worry not, Marjorie Taylor Greene is fighting imaginary weather goblins amid catastrophic flooding in Texas

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