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Winter storms blanket the East, while the US West is wondering: Where’s the snow?

Ski season is here, but while the eastern half of the U.S. digs out from wintery storms, the western U.S. snow season has been off to a very slow start.

The Conversation

Early climate models got global warming right – but now US funding cuts threaten the future of climate science data

Since the 1960s, scientists have been developing and honing models to understand how the earth’s climate is changing. These models help predict the phenomena that accompany that change, such as stronger storms, rising sea levels and warming temperatures.

The Conversation

Moon photobombs the sun in wild NOAA satellite image | Space photo of the day for Aug. 27, 2025

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) saw the moon pass almost directly in front of the sun and captured it on a coronagraph.

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Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite captured images of Hurricane Erin as it developed in the Atlantic and then rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm.

LiveScience

Hurricane Erin Intensifies Offshore, Lashes Caribbean With Rain

Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened offshore to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm on Saturday, as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides.

International Business Times

Hurricane Erin Intensifies To 'Catastrophic' Category 5 Storm In Caribbean

Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened to a "catastrophic" Category 5 storm as it barrelled towards the Caribbean, with weather officials warning of possible flash floods and landslides.

International Business Times

National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season

Key California weather forecast offices will remain

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After deep DOGE cuts, National Weather Service gets OK to fill up to 450 jobs

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will hire as many as 450 people to shore up the National Weather Service after deep cuts this spring raised concern about dangerous understaffing

The Independent UK

NOAA officials who led ‘Sharpiegate’ investigation placed on leave after clashing with Trump hires

The move comes days before a Senate committee votes on the nomination of Neil Jacobs, who was found to have violated the agency’s scientific integrity policy

The Independent UK

Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn

US president using ‘invented’ national energy crisis to justify expansion of coal, oil and gas, experts say

The Guardian - US

Don’t blame the National Weather Service for the Texas flood disaster

We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially now

The Guardian - US

Trump delays plan to cut satellite data access crucial to hurricane forecasting

Scientists warn loss of data access to Noaa and Nasa experts could set hurricane forecasting ‘back decades’

The Guardian - US

NOAA delays the cutoff of key satellite data for hurricane forecasting

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data that helps forecasters track hurricanes

The Independent UK

The best places to potentially see the Northern Lights this week

From Alaska to Maine, skywatchers will be able to see the colorful displays that light up the night sky

The Independent UK

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Why Hurricane Erick has rapidly intensified into an 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 storm

Erick’s explosive growth highlights rising rapid intensification of storms, with climate change a likely contributor.

The Conversation

Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

The Independent UK

Weatherman warns experts can no longer predict hurricanes because of DOGE’s ‘sledgehammer attack’ on research

Weatherman John Morales said that the ‘sledgehammer attack on science’ was deeply troubling

The Independent UK

In wake of deep cuts, NOAA says it will hire for 'mission-critical' weather service positions

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it will hire for “mission-critical field positions” amid expert warnings that the weather service is too short-staffed to warn people of the dangers of the upcoming extreme weather season

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The Independent UK

Understaffed National Weather Service reportedly trying to fill 155 jobs before next month’s hurricane season

Reports come as NOAA is pulling an essential tool to understand the impact of climate change in the U.S.

The Independent UK

US retires database tracking billions of dollars of climate change-fueled weather damage

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is retiring its public database meant to keep track of the cost of losses from weather and climate disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more

The Independent UK

Manhunt after baby seal stabbed multiple times on US beach

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the baby seal was stabbed multiple times on a beach in Oregon

The Independent UK

Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

A Canadian company has announced that its U.S. subsidiary has submitted applications to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to mine the seafloor

The Independent UK

National Weather Service suspends critically important forecasting practice after DOGE devastation

The move — which comes after a severe weather outbreak last weekend resulted in dozens of deaths — has drawn strong reactions from forecasters and meteorologists on social media

International Business Times

Ex-NOAA Chief: Trump Firings Put Lives, Jobs, And Science In Jeopardy

As the Trump administration prepares for its next wave of federal layoffs, the former head of a key US climate agency spoke with AFP about its role in public safety, scientific research, and protecting the American economy.

International Business Times

Scientists Say Trump Cuts Threaten Climate Research, Public Safety

Climate scientist Tom Di Liberto had dreamed of working at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) since college.

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