Hurricane Idalia bringing "catastrophic" storm surge to Florida
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
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The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
It is extremely rare for California to be hit with tropical storms or hurricanes — but it has happened before.
Data from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show July 2023 was hotter than any month on record.
Updated predictions from NOAA suggest at least six and as many as 11 hurricanes will develop before the season ends in November.
"This is something that might happen once a year if you are lucky," the marine tour company that saw the sperm whale trio said.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30.
Climate scientists estimate the warm weather pattern could begin to develop as early as May.
Nine dead whales have washed ashore in New Jersey and New York in recent months. Some are blaming offshore wind energy sites, but federal officials are pushing back.
The entanglement has left the young whale with "numerous wounds across her body and whale lice on her head," NOAA said.
Moon used only her pectoral fins to travel to Hawaii, where she is now "completely emaciated and covered in whale lice" – and according to one local professional diver, even being followed by sharks.
NOAA's annual "Arctic Report Card" documents changes in a region warming faster than anywhere else on Earth.
Two people died after being electrocuted by a downed power line at an intersection, a sheriff's office said.
"Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species," scientists said.
The powerful storm hit western Cuba early Tuesday, and is expected to strengthen even more before dealing a blow to Florida's west coast.
It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda Thursday before hitting easternmost Canada by late Friday.
The harmful chemicals that have damaged Earth's shield against radiation are on the decline, according to new research.
The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.
In an effort to eradicate illegal fishing and seafood fraud, the Obama Administration is launching a fish tracking system that would eventually tell consumers where their fish was caught, processed and stored.
It's the calm before the storm. But as we prepare for more of pounding rain, scientists are revving up their engines at Sacramento's McClellan Park to fly directly into the thick of it.
A satellite study of blue-whale movements shows the endangered creatures cluster for long periods in busy shipping lanes off the California coast, putting them at risk for collisions with large vessels.
A 45-foot gray whale that's been stranded in Northern California's Klamath River for more than a month has died after beaching on a sandbar.
