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NOAA Update Says 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be One of the Most Active in History

NOAA Update Says 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be One of the Most Active in History

Atmospheric and oceanic conditions are ripe for a 2024 hurricane season that could be among the most active ever recorded, according to an update from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In NOAA’s 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center forecasters updated the expected number of named storms — those […]

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    NOAA Launches Emergency Rescue of Critically Endangered Sawfish in Florida Keys

    NOAA Launches Emergency Rescue of Critically Endangered Sawfish in Florida Keys

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is launching an emergency response in Lower Florida Keys waters after reports emerged of smalltooth sawfish displaying abnormal behaviors such as spinning and whirling. In addition to the abnormal behavior reported by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), as of March 24 there were more than […]

    NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Adds New Alerts Due to Record-Breaking Heat

    NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch Adds New Alerts Due to Record-Breaking Heat

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch has added three new alert levels to track potential risks to coral reefs and other marine life following the hottest year on record. Previously, Coral Reef Watch’s Bleaching Alert Area product stopped at a Bleaching Alert Level 2, which warned of a “risk of reef-wide […]

    NOAA: 1-in-3 Chance 2024 Could Be Even Hotter Than 2023

    NOAA: 1-in-3 Chance 2024 Could Be Even Hotter Than 2023

    Last year was the hottest year on record by a wide margin, and 2024 has a one-in-three shot at being even hotter, according to the Annual 2023 Global Climate Report by the United States’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Scientists from the European Union found that Earth’s average temperature last year was 1.35 degrees […]

    Trump Admin to Appoint Second Climate Skeptic to NOAA This Month

    Trump Admin to Appoint Second Climate Skeptic to NOAA This Month

    The Trump White House is now set to appoint two climate deniers to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in one month. First, David Legates, a University of Delaware professor who has questioned the scientific consensus that human activity drives the climate crisis and has argued carbon dioxide emissions are actually beneficial, was named […]

    Climate Denier Who Supports Fossil Fuel Emissions Is Named to Leadership Role at NOAA

    Climate Denier Who Supports Fossil Fuel Emissions Is Named to Leadership Role at NOAA

    By Julia Conley Climate scientists were aghast Monday at the news that David Legates, a University of Delaware professor who has repeatedly questioned the scientific consensus that human activity is causing the climate crisis and has claimed that carbon dioxide emissions are beneficial, has been named by the Trump administration to a top leadership role […]

    Watchdog Accuses Trump’s NOAA of ‘Choosing Extinction’ for Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence

    Watchdog Accuses Trump’s NOAA of ‘Choosing Extinction’ for Right Whales by Hiding Scientific Evidence

    By Julia Conley As the North Atlantic right whale was placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s list of critically endangered species Thursday, environmental protection groups accusing the U.S. government of bowing to fishing and fossil fuel industry pressure to downplay the threat and failing to enact common-sense restrictions to protect the animals. […]