Satellite Mapping Shows Smoke from US Forest Fires Reaching Europe

Medicine & Technology Sep 16, 2020

The blazing forest fires that have devastated the US West Coast in the last few weeks have been found to reach as far as Europe.

NASA & the NOAA Explain the New Solar Cycle

Sep 16, 2020

Experts from NASA and the NOAA have recently announced the beginning of Solar Cycle 25. They explain the impact of solar activity on space weather and space exploration.

Beluga Whale Population Needs to be Protected

Aug 25, 2020

Footage of a man and a Beluga whale show their close relationship. Although Beluga whales are not officially endangered, there are still several threats to their species.

California Wildfires Visible From Space, Astronaut Sends "Thoughts and Prayers"

Aug 22, 2020

California has been struggling with wildfires the past few days, and its effects are now visible from space.

More Floods are Expected in 23 States this Spring, according to NOAA

Mar 22, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently announced that more floods are expected in 23 States this Spring season.

Christina Koch Sets Another Historical Record For Female Astronauts

Jan 01, 2020

Koch already exceeded the former record of the longest single spaceflight done by astronaut Peggy Whitson last 2016.

NOAA Prioritizes Current Satellite Programs in 2018 Budget Request; In Adjustment to The 17 Percent Budget Cut

May 29, 2017

With the 17 percent reduction in its budget, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will focus more on its current satellite program.

The Atlantic Ocean Could Experience Another Above-average Hurricane Season: The U.S. Forecasters Predict The Possibility

May 26, 2017

The U.S. forecasters have predicted that the Atlantic Ocean could face another above-average hurricane season this year.

Cuts Of NOAA Target Incoming Polar Weather Satellites

May 15, 2017

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA is set to look for other options after the program received a budget cut from the omnibus bill for this fiscal year.

Mysterious Upsurge Of Humpback Whale Deaths Puzzles Scientists

Apr 29, 2017

Scientists are baffled by the increase of humpback whales that washed ashore on the U.S. Atlantic coast over the past year and a half.

Climate Change Increases River Flow Volume, More Floods & Droughts Elsewhere

Apr 27, 2017

Hotter temperatures means more water is evaporated to the sky. Once the atmosphere releases the heavy load it absorbed, a downpour will occur delivering more flood in a rush and back again. The rushing of water back to the sea will cause water fro the soil to evaporate keaving it parched and dry, drought is in the air.

President Trump Signs Monumental Weather Bill to Improve Weather Forecasting Capability of NOAA

Apr 25, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump signed commercial satellite weather bill last week, allowing the private sector to participate in improving weather forecast.

NOAA Successfully Tested Their GOES-S Satellite In Thermal Vacuum Chamber

Apr 18, 2017

NOAA's GOES-s has successfully passed the first phase of the extreme test in a thermal vacuum chamber. During the test, it has to go through four cycles of extreme temperature that most common in space.

NOAA Completes Longest Groundbreaking Journey With Its Largest Research Vessel

Apr 05, 2017

Robert H. Brown is an important research vessel of NOAA that completes the longest voyage and explores important information about El Nino and other climate factors.

NOAA Recorded 2017 Has The Second Warmest February Since 1880

Mar 20, 2017

NASA, NOAA, and Japan Meteorological Agency have confirmed that the average temperature of February was the Second Warmest since 1880. The average temperature was 1.76 degrees higher than the mean temperature of the 20th century.