Tropical Storms Could Set a Record at 25 This Season August 11, 2020 The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last Thursday predicted up to 16 more named tropical storms this year,...
Farewell 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 18 Storms, 6 Hurricanes November 27, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends on November 30, was marked by tropical activity that churned busily from mid-August...
Addressing Florida’s Rising Tide of Flood Exposures July 24, 2019 By Jim Kane In the past five years, all 50 states have experienced some type of flooding. Flooding has led to disasters throughout...
Major Flooding on Rivers Increases 63% Over Last Five Days May 29, 2019 The United States Geological Service and NOAA are reporting that 415 river gauges in the U.S. show flood conditions as...
NOAA Upgrades Hurricane Michael to Category 5 April 22, 2019 By Freida Frisaro and David Fischer Hurricane Michael, which devastated a swath of the Florida Panhandle last fall, has been upgraded to a Category 5 storm,...
Red Tide Found in Gulf Off Alabama Shore November 26, 2018 The Alabama Department of Health says that red tide has been found in water samples taken near Orange Beach and...
Scientists Blame Extreme Weather, Heat on Man-Made Climate Change December 14, 2017 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Some of last year’s crazy weather — including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering...
Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Looms – as Odds Drop of El Niño Formation June 9, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Forecasters again lowered the odds of El Niño forming by year’s end, a scenario that may mean more Atlantic hurricanes...
Higher Arctic Temperatures Likely to Shift Global Weather in 2017: WMO March 22, 2017 By Joe Ryan Unusually warm weather in the Arctic is helping shift weather patterns this year from North America to the Middle East,...
Rising Sea Temperatures Could Kill 90% of Coral Reefs by 2050: Scientists March 14, 2017 By Elena Becatoros There were startling colors here just a year ago, a dazzling array of life beneath the waves. Now this Maldivian...