The Latest Breaking News from NOAA

A solar storm is set to strike Earth on Thursday and it could cause power outages, as well as disruptions to GPS and radios, an expert has warned after studying NASA and NOAA models

At its strongest, the storm can cause blackouts as electricity grids collapse, satellite navigation to go down and other major electrical problems

The storm scale goes up to G5 and at its strongest can cause blackouts as electricity grids collapse, satellite navigation to go down and other major electrical problems

The Earth is in the midst of a solar storm after being hit by an expulsion from the Sun, officials have said. Strong geomagnetic storms have been observed in recent hours, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said in an alert. According to The Independent, the storm ranked…

An alert from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed the Earth is currently being battered by a major geomagnetic storm caused by a flare erupting from the surface of the Sun.

Climate scientists say plugging methane leaks and phasing out fossil fuels are necessary to avert catastrophic global heating

U.S. government scientists calculate that levels of the potent heat-trapping gas methane rose at a record pace last year

MIAMI — Natives probably know the primary thing to do when they see those pretty blue and purple bubbles that look like partially deflated balloons on the beach.

A heat wave in Antarctica earlier this month was so extreme that it may be the largest temperature increase above normal ever recorded, according to Robert Rohde, lead scientist at the non-profit Berkeley Earth, who analysed global records.

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Weather forecasters in the late 1940s didn't have supercomputers, satellite data or advanced radar capabilities.