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News Articles: NOAA

Hurricane Lee (left) and Tropical Storm Margot, as seen from a NOAA satellite on Sept. 11, 2023.

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  • Weather

More than meets the eye of the storm: What Georgians should be prepared for this hurricane season

The National Hurricane Center's deputy director joined GPB to discuss the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

June 05, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured Hurricane Idalia approaching the western coast of Florida while Hurricane Franklin churned in the Atlantic Ocean at 5:01 p.m. EDT on August 29, 2023. (Image credit: NOAA Satellites)

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  • Weather

Heads up: NOAA forecasts ‘extraordinary’ 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, in strength and numbers

Forecasters expect between 17 and 25 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean during the 2024 season, about half of which are likely to become hurricanes.

May 23, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Hurricane Ian killed more than 150 people when it slammed into Florida in 2022. Here, Fort Myers, Fla., resident Stedi Scuderi looks over her apartment after it was inundated by flood water from the storm.

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  • Climate

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will be 'extraordinary,' forecasters warn

The National Hurricane Center is predicting the largest number of storms ever forecast for the Atlantic, putting tens of millions of Americans at risk.

May 23, 2024
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of solar flares early Saturday afternoon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the geomagnetic storm.

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  • Space

The huge solar storm is keeping power grid and satellite operators on edge

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades.

May 11, 2024
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel and
  • Willem Marx
This photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources shows a DNR boat crew assessing a dead juvenile right whale about 20 miles off Tybee Island, Ga., Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

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  • News

Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species' second fatality since January

Government scientists say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead off the coast of Georgia, marking the rare species' second fatality in the past month.

February 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A person clears off a sidewalk during a winter snow storm in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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  • Weather

A rapidly moving winter storm disrupts travel and closes schools in the Northeast

The nor'easter struck the Northeast on Monday evening and is pushing east. Heavy snow and strong winds have disrupted travel and affected millions of residents with road and school closures.

February 13, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
A woman carries her pet dogs as residents are evacuated on rubber boats through floodwaters in northern China's Hebei province in August 2023 amid severe flooding from Typhoon Doksuri. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded, scientists say.

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  • Climate

'Frankly astonished': 2023 was significantly hotter than any other year on record

2023 was significantly hotter than any year going back to at least the late 1800s. The coming decades will be even hotter if humans don't rapidly move away from burning fossil fuels, scientists warn.

January 12, 2024
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  • Rebecca Hersher
Large icebergs and smaller pieces of ice melt in the ocean waters near Ilulissat, Greenland on Sept. 7, 2023. The icebergs broke free from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the largest and fastest moving Greenland outlet glaciers. Ice loss from Greenland has increased substantially during the 21st century and continued in 2023.

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  • Climate

Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, leading to early snowmelt and diminished sea ice.

December 12, 2023
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By:
  • Barbara Moran / WBUR
This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken June 2 shows Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

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  • National

An active 2023 hurricane season comes to a close

The Atlantic hurricane season ends today. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says more named storms formed in the Atlantic this year than any other El Niño year in the modern record.

November 30, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Allen
A man walks in the rain along a street in Austin, Texas, Nov. 11, 2022.

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  • Weather

Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change

Most of the country is predicted to be warmer than normal with that warmth stretching north from Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska and Nevada, along with nearly all of California, say federal forecasters.

October 23, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
An aerial view of a stuck boat on a dried out lake in Bolivia. A new report finds that September 2023 was the hottest September on record. South America - which is coming out of its winter - also saw record high temperatures.

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  • Climate

It's the warmest September on record thanks to El Niño and, yes, climate change

A new government report finds that September 2023 was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.

October 14, 2023
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By:
  • Julia Simon
Experts say the model will be a valuable tool for future Titanic research and deep-sea exploration in general.

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  • History

A remarkable new view of the Titanic shipwreck is here, thanks to deep-sea mappers

The Titanic wreck is hard to reach and harder to capture, with most images showing just a section at a time. The first full-sized digital scan offers what experts call a game-changing view.

May 20, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A right whale swims in the ocean, entangled in fishing gear.

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  • Environment

Right whales vs. commercial fishing: no ‘easy solution’ for NOAA, says Raimondo

Once hunted to near-extinction, the greatest threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale now are accidental encounters with humans.

March 16, 2023
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By:
  • Jacob Fischler
A killer whale, measuring more than 20 feet, died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla., on Wednesday, authorities said.

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  • Animals

First orca whale to be stranded in southeast U.S. in decades showed signs of illness

A killer whale more than 20 feet long died after beaching itself in Palm Coast, Fla. This is the third known orca to be stranded in the southeastern U.S. and the first since 1956, an official says.

January 13, 2023
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By:
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Hurricane Michael storm damage

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  • Weather

Southwest Georgia prepares for 'above average' hurricane season

Hurricane season begin June 1 and counties in Southwest Georgia are getting prepared. Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say the upcoming season could be above average with 14 to 21 named storms. 

May 31, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
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