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A New Record for North Carolina

1/10/2024 - By Sam Hudson A jack commonly caught in Costa Rica and the Gulf of Mexico was recently landed off the coast of North Carolina. Officials at the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries established a new state record for the species: an Almaco Jack (Seriola rivoliana). Angler Matt Frattasio, of Massachusetts, caught the 26-pound, 15.6-ounce… SEE MORE

The ISFS tower configuration was lovingly called the "Bermuda Triangle" because the main weather towers were positioned in a triangle to gather data from a variety of angles and account for changing wind direction. The arms extending from the towers contain a combination of sonic anemometers/gas analyzers that take measurements, which helps scientists to determine what happens to snow and water vapor at differing heights.

How Much Snow Disappears Into Thin Air?

1/9/2024 - By ucar.edu Scientists have wrapped up a major field project high in the Colorado mountains that will eventually help water resource managers to better quantify critical water resources stored in mountain snowpacks. The Sublimation of Snow (SOS) project, which ran from October 2022 to May 2023, aims to advance understanding… SEE MORE

US Coast Guard Tows Disabled Fishing Vessel 160 Miles Through Blizzard

1/8/2024 - By Mike Schuler The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) successfully towed a disabled fishing vessel to the port of Adak, ensuring the safety of the eight people aboard. The initial notification of the disabled vessel came last Thursday at 5:57 a.m. when the master of Aleutian No. 1 reported… SEE MORE

New research shows that the fastest jet stream winds will accelerate with climate change. (Image by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio.)

Jet Stream Winds Will Accelerate With Warming Climate

1/7/2024 - By ucar.edu New research by the University of Chicago and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR) finds that fast jet stream winds will get significantly faster by mid century because of climate change. The study, in Nature Climate Change, suggests that the fastest upper-level jet stream… SEE MORE

Ice Fishing Tips for Beginners

1/6/2024 - By Andy Nabreski As I set my last trap, the sun begins to show, illuminating the vast sheet of creaking ice that lies beneath my feet. I can no longer hear the booming, echoing hoots from the barred owl that resides along the shore of the small cove. Its call… SEE MORE

Percent of normal U.S. precipitation over the past 30 days (December 25, 2022, through January 23, 2023) after a series of weather events known as atmospheric rivers, fueled by tropical moisture, flooded the U.S. West with rain and snow. Places where precipitation was less than 100 percent of the 1991-2020 average are brown; places where precipitation was 300 percent or more than average are blue-green. NOAA Climate.gov image, based on analysis and data provided by the Climate Mapper website.

Climate Highlights of 2023

1/5/2024 - By HALEY THIEM This year was a busy year for our team at Climate.gov providing updated maps, graphs, stories, and deeper explanations of our planet’s changing climate. There were many weather and climate events across the globe from extreme rainfall, to record warmth, and a major ENSO transition (just to name a… SEE MORE

Three views of the 1880s silk bustle dress in which crumpled bits of paper containing a code were found. The pocket where the code was found is located under the overskirt at the right hip. (Image credit: Sara Rivers Cofield)

‘Cryptogram’ in a Silk Dress Tells a Weather Story

1/4/2024 - By noaa.gov. Sometimes a dress is just a dress. In this story, a dress becomes a kind of time travel portal, where we get to return very briefly to the Industrial Revolution and learn about the history of weather forecasting on the frontiers of North America in the 1800s. Three… SEE MORE

Boating: Assessing Our Carbon Footprint

1/3/2024 - By Eric Colby. Recreational boats account for less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report called “Pathways to Propulsion Decarbonization for the Recreational Marine Industry” commissioned by the International Council of Marine Industry Associations. The same vessels also create 0.7% of transportation carbon dioxide emissions in… SEE MORE

The WC-130J is the workhorse of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (USAF)

Wait: Hurricane Hunters Fly Winter Missions too?

1/2/2024 - By noaa.gov. This past hurricane season is history, and it’s several months until the official start of the next season on June 1. You might think the crews of the NOAA and USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft get a break during that time. Not at all! They fly winter storm missions as well. NOAA's WP-3D… SEE MORE

Port of New Orleans Receives Federal Funding for New Mississippi River Container Terminal

1/1/2024 - By Mike Schuler. The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has been awarded $73.77 million by the federal government to support the construction of a major new container terminal on the Mississippi River. The funding will be provided through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s MEGA Grant Program and will be… SEE MORE