
Warming U.S. Could See Extreme Rains Increase Fivefold
More frequent, intense storms will put significant strain on infrastructure and agriculture

Warming U.S. Could See Extreme Rains Increase Fivefold
More frequent, intense storms will put significant strain on infrastructure and agriculture

Extreme Tornado Outbreaks Are Becoming More Extreme
Lone tornadoes strike on fewer days, but outbreaks of multiple storms are occurring more often


Melting Permafrost Could Affect Weather Worldwide
It’s not just releasing greenhouse gases—it may also alter the ocean’s chemistry and circulation patterns

Tennessee Wildfire Is “Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen”
Scores of homes are gone and up to 2,000 people have been evacuated to emergency shelters

U.S. Poised to Launch Next-Generation Advanced Weather Satellite
GOES-R will provide a “superhigh-definition” view of Earth’s weather

La Niña Likely to Exacerbate Southern Drought
The climate event brings warm, drier weather to the southern U.S., but thankfully its effects will likely be short-lived this year

Greenhouse Gases Made West Coast Drought Worse
Excessive warmth, not lack of precipitation, drove low snowpack in Spring 2016

Cosmic Rays May Threaten Space-Weather Satellite
DSCOVR’s computer may be suffering from radiation-induced glitches, months after it became the primary sentinel for incoming solar storms

Dreaded Polar Vortex May Be Shifting
As the Arctic wind pattern migrates toward Europe it could allow frigid air to descend upon the U.S.

Hurricane Matthew Monitors Fly into the Belly of the Beast
NOAA storm scientists describe their harrowing trips into a swirling chaos of rain, dust, salt and bacteria

U.N. Expecting Cholera Upsurge in Haiti
Hurricane damage to sanitation systems could fuel further cases

Hurricane Matthew Forces Closure of Kennedy Space Center
A “ride-out” team of 139 people is staying through the two-day shutdown