NOAA Delays Cutoff of Key Satellite Data for Hurricane Forecasting July 2, 2025 By Alexa St. John The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data...
As Hurricane Season Picks Up, Key Forecasting Tool Access Set to End June 30, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan US National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters accurately predicted Hurricane Erick would explode in intensity as it hit Mexico’s Pacific coastline....
NOAA ‘Fully Staffed’ With Forecasters, Scientists, US Commerce Secretary Says June 5, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is “fully staffed”...
No NOAA Large-Disaster Data to Hurt Insurers’ Grasp of Secondary Perils, Says AM Best May 20, 2025 By Chad Hemenway Insurance industry financial strength rating agency AM Best said today that a decision to stop updating a National Oceanic and...
Why Trump’s Plan to Stop Tallying Weather Losses Matters to the Insurance Industry May 9, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan Extreme weather is an increasingly expensive problem in the US. Last year, fires, droughts and storms caused more than $182...
NOAA Risks Loss of Data Network and Web Service April 29, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal A key contract that supports the network service provider for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to...
2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US April 15, 2025 New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction...
White House Proposes Elimination of NOAA Climate Research in Budget Proposal April 15, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici The administration of President Donald Trump aims to eliminate the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that oversees...
Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises March 28, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of...
Experts: Weather Forecasts Will Worsen as DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Balloon Launches March 25, 2025 By Seth Borenstein With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight northern locations,...