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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an “above-normal” 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. See how many hurricanes NOAA predicts.

The NOAA is sharing some of the first images from a geostationary satellite called GOES-18 launched on March 1.

The NOAA is sharing some of the first images from a geostationary satellite called GOES-18 launched on March 1.

Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found.

U.S. government scientists calculate that levels of the potent heat-trapping gas methane rose at a record pace last year.

NASA launched a weather satellite into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday for tracking environmental hazards in the western U.S.

Tuesday, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year in terms of combined sunlight and the official beginning of the winter season.

The United States had its hottest summer on record this year, narrowly edging out the previous milestone that was set 85 years ago during the Dust Bowl.

July 2021 was the hottest month on Earth since record-keeping began 142 years ago, according to data released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — an “unenviable distinction” that could ratchet up anxiety about climate change.

Researchers say this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is larger than average.

Already in the 2021 season, five named systems have formed with Hurricane Elsa being the earliest fifth named storm on record.

Heavy rain and gusty winds pelted Southeastern parts of the U.S., including Myrtle Beach, S.C.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an “above-normal” 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13-20 named storms expected. Of those named storms, six to ten are expected to be hurricanes and three to five could be major hurricanes, according to acting NOAA administrator Ben Friedman, who delivered the outlook during a virtual media briefing Thursday. June 1 marks the…

Meteorologists say it’ll be close but it’s looking like 2020 globally will end up as the hottest year on record.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be an “extremely active season,” officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. Forecasters expect between 19 and 25 named storms, and between seven and 11 hurricanes this season. Three to six of the storms are expected to become major hurricanes. These estimates include the seven tropical storms and two…

This year is on track to be one of the warmest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which also announced Thursday that last month had tied the previous record for the warmest May in recorded history.

A team specifically trained to respond to whale entanglements freed a humpback whale from commercial fishing gear in Monterey Bay on Monday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit joined scientists off the Marin coast as they surveyed whale populations and searched for ways to protect the animals from deadly encounters with massive cargo ships.

Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The spike in ‘ship strikes’ comes despite a 5-year government initiative to slow down vessels as they make their way into San Francisco Bay. Bigad...