noaa Archives

Forecasters Trim Hurricane Season Outlook a Bit, Still Busy

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still...

New Restrictions on Ships to Protect Whales Coming Soon

Federal authorities spent the past few years analyzing rules for the shipping industry and are...

Historic Shipwreck Discovered off Southern California Coast

Researchers discovered the remains of a San Francisco-based U.S. Coast Guard cutter that first set...

FEMA and NOAA Face Hurricane Season Without New Leaders in Place

The two agencies most important to predicting and managing weather-related disasters face budget cuts and...

Four Government Agencies and One Group of Skeptics Agree: 2016 Was the Warmest Year in Recorded History

American, British, and Japanese agencies (plus an independent research group) have all concluded by different...