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(From bottom to top) Chemist Michael Gonsior, from the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, works with researcher Melinda Forsyth and graduate student Katie Martin to gather and check water samples near the Chesapeake Bay, on Cocktow

Trump's Budget Would Eliminate A Key Funder Of Research On Coastal Pollution

5:34pm May 08, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The Sea Grant program, which funds research on coastal environments, is slated by White House for elimination in 2018. If it goes, a project that finds leaking septic tanks goes down the drain, too.

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North Carolina Experiences Hottest, Wettest April On Record

4:49pm May 08, 2017

by Sean Bueter

North Carolina just experienced its warmest and wettest April on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

An image of Western Hemisphere lightning storms, captured Feb. 14 over the course of one hour. Brighter colors indicate more lightning energy was recorded (the key is in kilowatt-hours of total optical emissions from lightning.) The most powerful storm sy

WATCH: Tracking Lightning Strikes, From Space

3:32pm March 06, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

NOAA's new weather satellite is carrying the first lightning detector ever parked in orbit over Earth. It has sent back its first images of real-time lightning storms in the Western Hemisphere.

Nitrogen oxide pollution in India and China is offsetting U.S. gains in cutting emissions, researchers say. This photo from October shows road traffic, along with smoke and smog, in front of the landmark India Gate in New Delhi.

Smog In Western U.S. Starts Out As Pollution In Asia, Researchers Say

11:46am March 03, 2017

by Bill Chappell

By tripling their emission of pollutants, Asian countries have contributed as much as 65 percent of a rise in ozone levels in the western U.S., scientists say.

Government scientists are working on a climate assessment that among other things will help predict "sunny day" floods like this one in Miami Beach, Fla., in 2015.

Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In

6:15pm January 26, 2017

by Christopher Joyce

The country's single biggest source of climate information is the federal government. What happens if a Trump administration tries to censor it?

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A group of false killer whales is stranded near the Florida Everglades.

Dozens Of False Killer Whales Mysteriously Strand Themselves In Florida

5:46pm January 18, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

At least 82 of the animals have died during the mysterious event on a remote coast in Florida's Everglades National Park. The species is part of the dolphin family and forms strong social bonds.

The previous year was the hottest year on record, according to climate scientists.

2016 Was The Hottest Year Yet, Scientists Declare

11:03am January 18, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Global temperatures soared above the 20th century average last year, as the climate continues to change. It's the hottest it has been since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880.

A deep sea red crab hangs out on a bubblegum coral in Phoenix Canyon, off the coast of Delaware.

Atlantic Ocean Area The Size Of Virginia Protected From Deep-Water Fishing

5:12pm December 16, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Coral in an area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Connecticut to Virginia has been protected from deep-sea commercial fishing gear, by a new rule issued this week.

The U.S. government is a major contributor to climate research. It funds missions like NASA's 2010 ICESCAPE expedition to study the decline of Arctic sea ice.

Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty

5:14pm December 13, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.

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An artist's depiction of the new GOES-R satellite.

New Satellite Provides Weather Forecasts For The Final Frontier

11:07am November 18, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The GOES-R satellite is scheduled to enter orbit Saturday. It'll sit 22,000 miles above the Americas, monitoring weather on the planet — and in space.

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