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Researcher Michael Black's ashes were wrapped in the Virginia state flag before being dropped into the eye of Hurricane Michael. Black helped pioneer the use of a device dropped into hurricanes to measure wind speed and air pressure.

NOAA Researcher's Ashes Were Dropped Into The Eye Of Hurricane Michael

2:06am February 22, 2019

by Greg Allen

NOAA researcher Michael Black pioneered the use of dropwindsondes — small measuring devices dropped into hurricanes to gather data. That data has dramatically improved hurricane forecasting.

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Earth's long-term warming, compared against a base line average from 1951 to 1980, can be seen in this visualization of NASA's global temperature record.

2018 Was Earth's Fourth-Hottest Year On Record, Scientists Say

6:39pm February 06, 2019

by Christopher Joyce

The last five years are also the five hottest years on record for average global temperature, according to scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A car drives on a damaged road in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Humacao, Puerto Rico, on Oct. 2.

NOAA Expects Hurricane Season For 2018 To Be Near Or Above Normal

1:58pm May 24, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

After a devastating 2017 hurricane season, the Atlantic isn't likely to get a break this year, NOAA says. The agency predicts 10 to 16 named storms this season, including up to four major hurricanes.

An image provided by NOAA shows the hole in the ozone layer in 2015. NOAA scientists now say emissions of one ozone-depleting chemical appear to be rising, even though the chemical has been banned and reported production has essentially been at zero for y

Banned Ozone-Depleting Chemical Is Still Being Produced Somewhere, Scientists Say

7:08pm May 17, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11, hurts the ozone layer and was phased out of production by 2010. Supposedly. But a NOAA study says CFC-11 emissions began to rise after 2012.

Yellows, oranges and reds show regions where the average temperature from 2013 to 2017 was higher than a baseline average from 1951 to 1980, according to an analysis by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

2017 Among Warmest Years On Record

3:36pm January 18, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The planet's global surface temperature last year was the second warmest since 1880, NASA says. Scientists say the five warmest years on record have been since 2010.

2017 NC Temperatures Set Record Highs And Lows

9:23am January 11, 2018

by David Ford

Last week's frigid weather included one of the coldest seven-day stretches in North Carolina's history, and on January 7th, the temperature hit minus 4 degrees in Raleigh, a new record low.

Melt ponds dot a stretch of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, north of Greenland. This year was the Arctic's second-warmest in at least 1,500 years, after 2016.

Arctic's Temperature Continues To Run Hot, Latest 'Report Card' Shows

4:34pm December 12, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The extreme warming trend continues, and scientists fear that floating sea ice will be gone by midcentury. That will have extraordinary effects closer to home.

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Hurricane Harvey delivered record rainfall to East Texas. Many scientists believe that climate change helped to make the storm wetter.

Massive Government Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause

6:53pm November 02, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The U.S. government's most comprehensive climate report to date is at odds with the statements made by President Trump and his Cabinet.

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The teal blue area along the Louisiana coastline represents a "dead zone" of oxygen-depleted water. Resulting from nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the Mississippi River, it can potentially hurt fisheries.

The Gulf Of Mexico's Dead Zone Is The Biggest Ever Seen

1:41pm August 03, 2017

by Dan Charles

A record-setting "dead zone," where water doesn't have enough oxygen for fish to survive, has appeared this summer. One major cause is pollution from farms.

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Joe Howlett, an expert in rescuing whales from tangled fishing gear, died on Monday. He's seen here off the coast of Canada's Campobello Island in 2015.

NOAA Halts Whale Disentanglement Efforts After Rescuer Dies

3:17pm July 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Boat captain Joe Howlett died on Monday after freeing a right whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.