Craziest storm-chaser photos of tornado season

Storm-chasing weather scientists get up close and personal with twisters

• Jun 26, 2017
• 18 photos

A peek inside high-tech hurricane hunter planes

Each plane is loaded with instruments, allowing it to measure different atmospheric properties in and near a hurricane

• Jun 7, 2017

Uh oh, here comes hurricane season 2017

This year's outlook could be benign or bleak, but more homeowners than ever are at risk -- and are doing less about it

• May 24, 2017

Woman, horse killed by lightning strike on riding trail

Laura Miller, 36, was riding her horse when lightning struck her in Rainbow Creek, Colorado

• May 8, 2017

Tornadoes are getting more dangerous than hurricanes

Why 2017 could be the "Year of the Twister" in terms causing greater damage in the U.S. than tropical weather

• Apr 20, 2017

A German U-boat's watery grave off North Carolina

Researchers recently discovered the wreck of a Nazi submarine sunk after it attacked an Allied convoy in 1942

• Apr 2, 2017

Heads-up for lightning? This satellite's working on it

NOAA is showing off images from a satellite equipped with the first lightning detector ever in stationary orbit

• Mar 7, 2017

Moon's shadow on Earth from "ring of fire" eclipse seen from space

Satellite photos provide a stunning view of this week's "ring of fire" solar eclipse

• Mar 3, 2017

Mysterious jellyfish spotted in ocean depths

Strange, luminous sea creature, which may be a new species, was spotted in a previously unexplored area deep in the Pacific

• Mar 1, 2017

Global warming study again questioned, again defended

Another round of bickering erupts over data in a study to show how the climate is changing

• Feb 8, 2017

Satellite's first views of Earth (and moon) are jaw-dropping

A new weather-tracking satellite has beamed back its first images of Earth from orbit

• Jan 24, 2017

What is an "atmospheric river"?

What to know about the weather system that's put California and Nevada deep under water

• Jan 9, 2017

NOAA’s plan to open Pacific waters to fish farming

It sees aquaculture in federal waters around Hawaii as a way to ease overfishing and promote a domestic industry

• Jan 6, 2017

Global warming data that riled doubters is confirmed

New data should settle the debate between the House Science Committee and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Jan 4, 2017

Advanced weather satellite reaches planned orbit

The GOES-R weather satellite, the most powerful ever built, reached its operational orbit Tuesday after a fifth and final on-board rocket firing

• Nov 29, 2016

Game-changing weather satellite blasts off

An Atlas 5 rocket boosted a new weather satellite into orbit Saturday, the first of four representing a 'quantum leap' for forecasters

• Nov 19, 2016

Powerful weather satellite to "revolutionize" forecasting

A high-tech new weather satellite, set for launch Saturday, will be a "game changer" for forecasts and climate science, experts say

• Nov 18, 2016

La Niña is here, may last through winter

How will it compare to last year's "godzilla" El Niño? We're about to find out

• Nov 10, 2016

October temperatures in the U.S. were warmest in decades

NOAA reports that the nation experienced its third-warmest October in history and the second-warmest year to date

• Nov 8, 2016

How bad is this winter's weather going to get?

Federal forecasters are out with their long-range prediction, including the likely impact of La Niña

• Oct 21, 2016

Scientists use underwater drones to predict hurricanes

The robotic gliders can delve into the heart of the storm where it’s too dangerous or impractical to send people

• Sep 8, 2016

Tropical Storm Fiona forms in the Atlantic

For now, sixth storm of the hurricane season remains over open waters

• Aug 17, 2016

This hurricane season might be the strongest in years

NOAA is out with a new forecast for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season

• Aug 11, 2016

Drought hits northeastern U.S., could last months

A second year of below-average rainfall is taking a toll from Pennsylvania through northern New England

• Jul 25, 2016

"Ghost fish" seen alive for the first time

Scientists report a "remarkable" sighting of rare, translucent deep-sea creature

• Jul 13, 2016

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