The Latest Breaking News from NOAA

A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities

The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade

The increased computing power will enable a significant upgrade to the ‘American’ forecast model

Federal forecasters are doubling chances of a nasty Atlantic hurricane season this summer and fall

The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. A Native American tribe is hoping to be partners in managing it.

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.