National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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The coming decline of accurate hurricane forecasts
NOAA put out this summer's hurricane forecast late last week, and it looks like it's going to be another doozy of a storm season. And that’s probably all we’re going to get in terms of forecasting. NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco took the opportunity to point out that, in the last round of budget cuts, Congress […]
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Linking ‘big weather’ to global warming
Most people are understandably confused about the relationship between global warming and natural variability in the weather. After the huge snowfalls in the northeastern United States over the past few months, for instance, many people can’t help but wonder: With a winter of such magnitude, how can scientists say the planet is warming? Day-to-day and […]
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Colorado climate scientists tell Ken Buck: Global warming is not a 'hoax'
Colorado's climate scientists dismissed claims made by the state's Republican candidate for the US Senate, Ken Buck, that global warming is a hoax.
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10 enviro achievers honored with Heinz Awards
The 10 winners of this year's Heinz Awards work in a variety of disciplines, but they're all tackling the big environmental challenges of our times.
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Global temperatures and the hurricane season [VIDEO]
New numbers released by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center confirm what residents of countries around the world already may have suspected: 2010 has been no average year.
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Obama: Rebuild America by slashing oil tax breaks
The president says we can create jobs by fixing the country's infrastructure but he wants to slash Big Oil tax breaks to help pay for it. Uh-oh.
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Does anyone take science seriously?
Politicians ignore them. Journalists distort what they say. No wonder scientists complain about getting no respect.
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Summer 2010 is breaking heat records [VIDEO]
More than five weeks remain of summer, and already it's a record-breaker. A climatologist looks at what's behind the heat and extreme weather so far.
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If killer weather is in our future, can we get better at predicting it?
NOAA reports that the planet has just been through the warmest January-to-July period on record.