
Trump Targets Air-Conditioning and Heating Funds for Low-Income Households
The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides funding for home heating and cooling

Trump Targets Air-Conditioning and Heating Funds for Low-Income Households
The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which provides funding for home heating and cooling

The New Tornado Alley Has Been Hyperactive this Year
More tornadoes than usual have already struck the U.S. in 2025—and many of them have been touching down farther east than they had in the past


Proposed Trump Cuts to NOAA Threaten Hurricane Hunters and Toxic Algal Bloom Monitoring
The Trump administration has proposed gutting NOAA’s cooperative institutes, which study everything from improving lifesaving weather forecasts to monitoring fish stocks

NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred

NOAA Halts Upkeep of Critical Weather Satellites
The decision by the Trump administration to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of weather forecasts

The Crucial Role of Damage Surveys in Tornado Science
Damage surveys provide crucial information about when, where and how strong U.S. tornadoes are to better understand disaster risk

Extreme Heat Programs Hollowed Out by Trump Staff Cuts
Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change

Aurora Scientists Enlist Private Astronauts on Unusual Space Mission
The commercial astronauts onboard SpaceX’s Fram2 mission are flying closer to Earth’s poles than anyone has before, offering an intriguing opportunity for auroral science

Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
One species of tropical tree seems not only to survive lightning strikes but also to thrive because of them

Why Is the Trump Administration Politicizing Weather?
Climate change is real. Dismantling our federal weather agency won’t change that

Why Temperatures Swung by 90 Degrees F in Parts of U.S.
Much of the U.S. has swung from temperatures in the –30s and –40s Fahrenheit to balmy weather in the 60s and 70s F

A Derecho Damaged Skyscrapers More Than a Hurricane Did
A powerful derecho last year caused more damage to Houston’s tallest buildings than Hurricane Beryl. Scientists wanted to know why