The Latest Breaking News from NOAA

Agency urges readiness as record-breaking ocean temps, El Niño effects increase worse-than-average hurricane risk

Scientists stunned by unprecedented heat-stress event say they can only hope it ‘motivates and unites people’

Armed with scrub brushes, young scuba divers took to the waters of Florida’s Alligator Reef in late July to try to help corals struggling to survive 2023’s extraordinary marine heat wave. They carefully scraped away harmful algae and predators impinging on staghorn fragments, under the supervision and training of interns…

The state of Illinois has recorded over 125 tornadoes as of August 1 far more than the state averaage this year.

Noaa and marine rescue groups work together in effort to preserve Florida’s reefs as rising water temperatures cause concern

Not only is the heat on the land driving up global average temperatures but also unusually warm conditions across the world's oceans.

Removing carbon from Earth's atmosphere may not reverse devastating changes to weather patterns in vulnerable areas, a new study suggests.

When tornadoes strike, people aren't just killed at home

Water temperatures reaching hot tub levels threaten coral reefs and could have lasting ecological impacts.