NOAA Predicts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season May 26, 2023 As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season approaches June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting “near-normal” activity. The...
Louisiana Energy Company Agrees to $3.1M Settlement Over 2017 Oil Leak April 21, 2023 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A Louisiana energy company has reached a tentative $3.1 million settlement with the federal government over...
Warming Trend Continues in 2022 and Expensive Weather Events Pack Punch January 18, 2023 By Allen Laman According to data presented during a joint NASA and NOAA webinar earlier this month, 2022 was among the warmest years...
U.S. Climate Disasters Racked Up $165 Billion in Damage in 2022 January 11, 2023 A massive hurricane, a historic drought, and 16 other major disasters across the US collectively racked up $165 billion in...
How One Computer Forecast Model Botched Hurricane Ian October 11, 2022 By Seth Borenstein As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida, normally reliable computer forecast models couldn’t agree on where the killer storm would...
NOAA: 6th Warmest August on Record September 26, 2022 August 2022 was the world’s sixth-warmest August in 143 years, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information....
Lingering La Niña Weather Phenomenon Boosts Threat of More Atlantic Hurricanes August 15, 2022 By Will Wade The odds of La Niña hanging around for a few more months are climbing, bolstering chances of more storms as...
Forecasters Predict 7th Straight Above-Normal Hurricane Season May 24, 2022 By Erwin Seba The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to deliver another round of above-normal storms for the seventh consecutive year, the National...
U.S. Has Had 18 Weather Events Each With $1 Billion Losses Thus Far in 2021 October 12, 2021 Through the end of September, there have been 18 weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each...
‘Sunny Day’ Floods Will Increasingly Inundate U.S. Coasts as Sea Levels Rise: NOAA July 15, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the...