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,...
Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos March 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jessica Nix, Lauren Rosenthal and Janet Lorin Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in...
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends November 27, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record,...
Was July 2023 or July 2024 the Hottest Month on Record? Yes. August 14, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Farhat July saw record-breaking heat around the world, including the hottest day ever recorded and multiple national heat records. But whether...
NOAA Chimes in With Prediction of Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season May 23, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today predicted an 85% chance of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with up...
NOAA: U.S. Withstands Record 25 Disasters in 2023 November 15, 2023 Another billion-dollar disaster was confirmed in October, bringing the total to a record 25 such disasters in the first 10...
US Already Sets Record for Yearly Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters September 13, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for...