Rep. Lisa Fink said she understands geoengineering can be controversial and some people attach it to the “chemtrails” conspiracy theory.
Police were called to Sky Dive Arizona after reports of a parachutist experiencing complications during descent. Ann Wick, 55, of Minnesota died at the scene.
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
The NOAA Gulfstream IV features a GPS dropwindsonde, a tube-shaped instrument released from the bottom of the aircraft. This instrument captures various environmental parameters during flight and is equipped with several sensors, measure pressure, temperature, humidity, and GPS Doppler frequency shifts as it descends to earth.
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
The world endured three of its top-20 costliest disasters on record in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and a record three heat waves that caused more than 1,000 deaths.
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
A solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), potentially triggering colorful auroras over the northern U.S.
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A juvenile king crab discovered during a deep-sea coral sampling operation in the Gulf of Mexico has become an internet sensation after NOAA Fisheries posted a video showcasing its unique appearance.
NOAA hurricane hunters were sent to Ireland to collect data on events like Storm Éowyn. Video shows the P-3 Orion aircraft, nicknamed Kermit, against a backdrop of chilly ice and snow. We’re most used to seeing them flying in the tropics,