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Chimp societies drum to a distinct beat
Elon Musk-led DOGE Task Force has shut down the main science division of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Reuters reported. According to the report, the situation at EPA is among the most pronounced examples of an approach, spearheaded by Musk’s DOGE task force, that is hobbling activities across several US federal agencies including the…
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The employees have been told to stop working with foreign nationals
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a scientist, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in his administration. Jacobs, who was the NOAA’s acting leader during part of the first Trump administration, had stressed the agency’s focus on weather forecasting. Under President Joe Biden, NOAA expanded the ocean’s protected areas and…
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The employees have been told to stop working with foreign nationals
US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs, a scientist, to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in his administration. Jacobs, who was the NOAA’s acting leader during part of the first Trump administration, had stressed the agency’s focus on weather forecasting. Under President Joe Biden, NOAA expanded the ocean’s protected areas and…
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The people in Florida found help after the floods
Four days after Hurricane Milton left a trail of destruction in the US’ Florida, people living on Florida Keys had to be evacuated from their homes. Hurricane Milton made landfall as a Category 4 storm on October 15 before weakening to a post-tropical storm on October 16. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said…
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Tropical thunderclouds produce high levels of highly dynamicgamma-ray emissions
The ER-2 overflights are supported by European Research Council, Research Council of Norway, US Naval Research Laboratory, UK’s Royal Society, and the UK-based Natural Environment Research Council. Mexico, the Bahamas, Colombia, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamanian, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Haiti, Turks & Caicos, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Geostationary Operational Environmental…
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The powerful Category 5 storm is barreling toward Jamaica
Haiti has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Matthew approached the Caribbean island. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that the category 5 storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon or evening in the country. At least three people have died due to the storm in Haiti, Jamaica and…
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Prepare for a roughhurricane season
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted that there will be a “very active” Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 to the end of November. It expects as many as eight hurricanes to make landfall in the US, including four major hurricanes. Between 1991 and 2020, there were an average of 14.4…
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Cities are not prepared for a crucial part of Sea-Level Rise
A Virginia Tech study has found that 24 of the 32 coastal cities studied are subsiding by more than two millimeters a year. The study, done in collaboration with US’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), also stated that an additional 1,389 square kilometres of land along US coast could be threatened by sea level…
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Earth boiled in 23, but will it happen again in 20?
The global average temperature in 2023 was significantly warmer by nearly three tenths of a degree Fahrenheit than the previous warmest year, according to measurements released by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA. The global average temperature includes temperatures measured throughout the year over both land and oceans, and changes are usually an…
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Is this how it’s going to be in three years?
Scientists are expected to declare 2023 the hottest year on record, ending a record-breaking decade of heat, according to a report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “The major lesson is how unprepared we are,” University of Washington professor Kristie Ebi said. ” trillion tons of carbon we have put into the atmosphere…
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The prediction of a near-normal Hurricane season isn’t good news
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, will be “near-normal” according to the annual forecast by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Of those named storms, five-nine are expected to intensify into hurricanes. Between 1991 and 2020, there was an average of 14.4 named storms, 7.2 hurricanes, and 3.2 major hurricanes…
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A historic blizzard warning is still in effect in Los Angeles as heavy snow and rain batter the region
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Saturday said that the 12th atmospheric river that is anticipated to bring a new round of heavy snow and rain to the state of California is expected to hit the West Coast this weekend. The weather agency added that the low-pressure system was expected to bringWidespread rain…
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Friederike Otto has hard evidence for climate enforcement
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist has said it is difficult to include climate Context in real-time weather warnings. NOAA is currently reviewing how it communicates with the public about climate change, she said, in part because of a flood of interest from the public and from local officials who are grappling with…
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A dangerous storm causes travel to be stopped and power to be cut across the US.
The winter storm that was battering parts of the US has been downgraded to a “very low risk”, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Friday. It is expected to bring record-low temperatures in large regions of the US on Friday. The weather agency has also issued an orange alert for snow…