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NOAA says Gulf of Mexico dead zone is smaller this year
The Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" is smaller than previous measurements and forecasts, NOAA announced. There are 2.8 million ...
Government to keep sharing key satellite data for hurricane forecasting despite planned cutoff
The Department of Defense now says it will continue sharing key data collected by three sophisticated weather satellites that ...
A record-breaking lightning bolt just ‘shocked’ meteorologists
NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite detects around one million lightning flashes per day from its perch high above the Earth. It is the ...
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515-Mile-Long ‘Megaflash’ of Lightning Sets a New World Record, Spanning Eastern Texas to West-Central Missouri
In October 2017, lightning stretched across multiple Great Plains states, and a weather satellite captured the event ...
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In reversal, Navy will share satellite data with NOAA until fall 2026
The Navy will continue sharing data with NOAA from satellites that the service had planned to start phasing out on July 31.
Cedar River to crest at 92.2 feet on Friday, affecting parks and roads in Cedar Falls
The Cedar River currently expected to crest at 92.2 feet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 in Cedar Falls according to National ...
Military now won't cut off satellite data used by hurricane forecasters, climate scientists
Microwave data from a trio of defense department satellites will continue flowing to NOAA to help inform sea ice research and ...
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Here are some facts about the massive Russian quake and the tsunami it sent to B.C.
When one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded struck off Russia's coast on Tuesday, it triggered a tsunami that raced ...
Oprah Winfrey Insists She Opened Her Private Road in Hawaii Immediately After Tsunami Warnings—and Brands Claims She Refused as ‘False’
Winfrey has assured fans that she opened up her private road in Hawaii "as soon as" she heard the tsunami warnings.
PEMA introduces new updates to weather monitoring and alerting system
The IFLOWS 2.0 will provide real-time weather information and alerting tools to emergency managers, meteorologists and the ...
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Senate Commerce Committee advances Jacobs nomination for NOAA administrator
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the nomination of Neil Jacobs to lead NOAA as that agency’s top satellite official remains on administrative leave.
Evacuation orders across California and Alaska after massive earthquake sparks tsunami warning
The first waves reached Alaska and Hawaii early Wednesday morning, with other Western U.S. states bracing for impact ...