Hurricane forecasts have improved and saved lives, but cuts threaten to stretch NOAA to breaking point
Vulnerability to hurricanes has increased with coastal populations expanding and storms becoming stronger.
Tag: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Slowing boat speeds will help save North Atlantic right whales
NOAA is considering the deregulation of rules that protect endangered right whales from deadly ship strikes.
By slashing NOAA funding, president’s budget putting Florida at risk
NOAA provides a life-or-death defense from major storms through its hurricane science and forecasting.
In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s
The US is trying to access minerals essential for technology such as large batteries and the power grid.
The US barely bothers to track geoengineering. What could go wrong?
Whether it's cloud seeding or covering the Arctic in tiny glass beads, there’s little standing in the way of weather ...
US government is accelerating coral reef collapse, scientists warn
Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks, military expansions are leaving the Pacific’s diverse coral reefs legally defenseless.
Gag grouper are overfished in the Gulf. This new tool could help
A new paper by USF and FWC researchers may help make tough decisions about the lengths of fishing seasons.
Scientists harness AI to discover a rise in floating algae across the global ocean
Blooms of macroalgae such as sargassum seaweed rose by 13.4% per year in the tropical Atlantic and western Pacific.
US saw 23 billion-dollar disasters in 2025, third highest on record
They include the Los Angeles fires, which were the costliest disaster of the year and the costliest wildfire in US ...
Catastrophic heat wave wiped out 2 endangered corals in the Florida Keys. Now what?
Researchers are studying differences among reefs and why some colonies survived the heat.