President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at sustaining the United States’ coal industry through federal funding -- directing the Pentagon to purchase electricity from coal plants.
Valentine’s Day is traditionally a time to show affection for loved ones, but it can also be an opportunity to show consideration for the planet.
Many iconic holiday items, from heart-shaped chocolate boxes to flower bouquets, carry significant environmental consequences, experts say.
Energy Star, the Environmental Protection Agency’s voluntary energy-efficiency labeling program, will continue for at least another year.
Prolonged drought across much of the West has been worsened this winter by below‑average snowfall and persistent warmth, fueling a widespread and intensifying snow drought.
NOAA saw its funding remain nearly the same as FY 2025, at $6.17 billion, compared to just under $6.18 billion. That's about $1.67 billion above President Trump's request, which had proposed cutting the agency's budget by about 25 percent.
Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet.
Last year ranked as the third-warmest year on record globally, trailing 2024 and 2023, according to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation issued a statement on Wednesday saying it is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
NCAR has been a cornerstone of U.S. weather and climate research since 1960.
The Arctic recently experienced its warmest year on record, fueling melting glaciers, shrinking sea ice, and shifts in local ecosystems, according to NOAA's latest Arctic Report Card. The region is warming much faster than the global average.
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Weather is commonly thought of as the conditions outside, from rain and snow to sunny skies. But beyond Earth's atmosphere, there's another kind of weather that can be just as impactful.
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This year is “virtually certain” to finish as the second- or third-warmest year on record, trailing 2024 and potentially tying with 2023, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Three Category 5 hurricanes formed during this past hurricane season, the second-most on record in the Atlantic basin. The only other season with more Category 5 storms was 2005, when there were four.
The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is officially over, and for the first time in 10 years, no hurricanes made landfall in the United States.
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Stunning lenticular #cloud over Mt. Washington #NHwx today!
NOAA's GOES satellite program celebrates 50 years in 2025! Its first geostationary satellite, GOES-1, launched on this day in 1975. This vital technology has come a long way over the last five decades thanks to the unwavering commitment of countless people and financial investment. @noaa.gov
From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO2 rose by 3.5 parts per million (ppm), the most significant annual increase since modern measurements began in 1957. @wmo-global.bsky.social
In this episode of A-to-Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent Ginger Zee debunks myths about renewable energy and explains why it doesn't have to be sunny or windy 24-7 for solar and wind energy to be an essential part of our power grid.
September is National Preparedness Month and making sure you have reliable ways to receive urgent weather alerts is a key part of being prepared.
Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio? It's like having a smoke alarm for weather alerts.
The summer of 2025 (June to August) was the third-warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the two previous ones in 2024 and 2023, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
The Amazon rainforest plays a vital role in regulating our climate and is one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. But recent shifts in land use, vegetation, and climate have disrupted the delicate balance between ecosystems and the atmosphere. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
NJDEP Commissioner LaTourette and NJ Attorney General Platkin made the
announcement on Monday, calling the deal the “largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state”.
ICYMI: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to repeal the endangerment finding, arguing that the agency lacked the legal authority to determine that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
UPDATE: The Department of Defense now says it will continue providing @noaa.gov and @nws.noaa.gov with vital satellite data that was set to go offline at the end of July.
ICYMI: NOAA recently announced it had turned over HRRR-Cast, a data-driven AI weather model, to NWS for testing and evaluation.
As essential carbon sinks, forests usually absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit. However, new research suggests that their vital role is now under threat due to increasing global wildfire activity.
The NWS is doing a test run of using Bluesky.
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ENERGY STAR is one of the most successful voluntary government programs in U.S. history.
However, the 33-year-old program as we know it may soon be changed or discontinued altogether.
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