In another sign that the Department of Defense (DOD) is prioritizing climate security risks, the annual Inspector General (IG) summary of the Department’s top management challenges explicitly discusses climate change and extreme weather events. Keep Reading
The new aircraft, designated N67RF, is outfitted with remote sensing equipment that will measure the water content of snow and soil — data that is used for flood, river level and water supply forecasts. Keep Reading
NOAA added new features to the radar viewer based on feedback received from the public and emergency management community. Keep Reading
The World Meteorological Organization says there is a need to switch to impact-based forecasting – an evolution from “what the weather will be” to “what the weather will do” so that people and businesses can act early, based on the warnings. Keep Reading
Floods accounted for more than 40 percent of disasters in the last twenty years, affecting 1.65 billion people. Keep Reading
It might be cool to look at from a safe distance, but lightning kills more than 20 people each year in the United States and injures hundreds more — with some survivors suffering lifelong neurological damage. Keep Reading
Hot temperatures and below-normal rainfall put June 2020 among the warmest and driest Junes in the 126-year U.S. climate record. Keep Reading
Over the past few months, the National Weather Service (NWS) Hazard Simplification (Haz Simp) Team has been socializing a proposal to make major changes to NWS’ Watch, Warning, and Advisory system. Keep Reading
Extreme heat can be fatal, and buildings and pavement increase its threat, making some parts of cities up to 20°F hotter than other parts. Keep Reading
This forecast is based on a new extended-range early April statistical prediction scheme that was developed using 38 years of past data. Analog predictors are also utilized. Keep Reading
Weather experts have warned that the coronavirus pandemic risks disrupting key forecasting services, including early warning alerts around the world. Keep Reading
The Government Accountability Office examined federal technical and financial assistance to make such infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather and asked experts about additional options. Keep Reading
This is the latest milestone of the ongoing NOAA Big Data Project, which seeks to remove obstacles to public use of the agency’s data by combining three powerful resources. Keep Reading
“You have winter weather advisories from Illinois to Maine -- 50 million people in those advisories,” said Gaynor. “The odds are something will happen." Keep Reading
A drought that parched the southwestern U.S. Extraordinary flooding in the Mid-Atlantic states. Heat waves that baked the Iberian peninsula and northeast Asia. Vanishing sea ice in the Bering Sea. Keep Reading
While the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern often influences the winter, neutral conditions are in place this year and expected to persist. Keep Reading
The globe continued to simmer in exceptional warmth, as September 2019 tied with 2015 as the hottest September in NOAA’s 140-year temperature record. Keep Reading
The Congessional Budget Office estimates that expected annual economic losses total $54 billion for most types of damage caused by storm surges, hurricane winds, and heavy precipitation. Keep Reading
A stretch of severe weather has tormented communities from the Rocky Mountains to the Mid-Atlantic in recent weeks, causing at least seven deaths and scores of injuries. Keep Reading
The National Weather Service says that "at least an EF3 tornado with winds up to 140 mph" struck the city of Beavercreek in Greene County, Ohio. Keep Reading