Worldwide, scientists observe weather conditions at thousands of stations every day of the year. Some observations are made hourly, others just once a day. Over time, these observations allow us to ...
NOAA’s 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals provide averages for climate variables like temperature and precipitation. This Explainer explores what Climate Normals are, why NOAA produces them, what changes ...
August was remarkably hot and destructive Firefighters on the march: The Pine Gulch Fire, smoke of which shown here, was started by a lightning strike on July 31, 2020, approximately 18 miles north of ...
NOAA’s effort to recapitalize its aging fleet of research ships took a major step forward today with the U.S. Navy’s award of a $178,082,877 contract to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Houma, ...
The original weather signal flags included a red circle, crescent, and star for warmer, cooler, and steady temperatures, respectively. A blue circle, crescent, and star indicated general rain or snow, ...
Harmful algal blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae — simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater — grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, ...
The massive amount of rain that fell on the Colorado Front Range in September 2016 was devastating, with nine lives lost and property damage estimated at more than $2 billion. Please don't let this ...
A NOAA analysis released today finds significantly higher rainfall frequency values in parts of Texas, redefining the amount of rainfall it takes to qualify as a 100-year or 1000-year event. The study ...
NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro offsite link have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean exploration to enhance the efficiency, ...
Most flash floods are caused by slow moving thunderstorms, thunderstorms that move repeatedly over the same area or heavy rains from tropical storms and hurricanes. These floods can develop within ...
October 4, 2023: An aerial view of the drought-hit harbor of Cacau Pirêra, where houses that normally float on the water are lying on the river bed in Iranduba, Amazonas, Brazil. October 2023 was the ...
Although the eye of Hurricane Erin was never closer than about 200 miles from the U.S. East Coast and its center never made landfall, Erin’s effects were still seen along the shoreline and felt by ...
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