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Mapping the Waters of Valdez, Alaska for Tsunami and Landslide Preparedness

7/31/2025 - By oceanservice.noaa.gov. A new partnership between NOAA and the City of Valdez, Alaska will help emergency managers prepare for future earthquakes, tsunamis, and underwater landslides. This partnership will support mapping 34 square nautical miles of the Port of Valdez — an important gateway to interior Alaska. A devastating earthquake in 1964 caused… SEE MORE
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May Brought Storms and Heavy Rain from the South to the Northeast; Spring was the Second Warmest on Record

6/13/2025 - By ncei.noaa.gov. Key Points: Thirteen states experienced one of their five wettest Mays on record, while dry conditions persisted across much of the Northwest. Two significant severe weather outbreaks on May 15–16 and May 18–20 resulted in over 200 tornado reports, very large hail and damaging winds. Alaska had its… SEE MORE
Lane Simmons of the U.S. Geological Survey collects a water-quality sample at the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana (USGS 07374000). Credit: Scott Dennis, USGS.

NOAA Forecasts an Average Summer ‘Dead Zone’ in Gulf

6/11/2025 - By oceanservice.noaa.gov. Low-oxygen conditions expected to impact 5,574-square-mile area NOAA is forecasting this summer’s Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) “dead zone” to be average-sized, covering approximately 5,574 square miles — an area roughly three times the size of Delaware. The dead zone, or hypoxic zone, is an area of… SEE MORE
Hurricane satellite image, taken Oct 9, 2024 Photo by NOAA

NOAA Predicts Above-Normal 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

5/30/2025 - May 22, 2025 — NOAA, National Weather Service Forecasters within NOAA’s National Weather Service predict above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin this year. Above-average Atlantic Ocean temperatures set the stage.  NOAA’s outlook for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, which goes from June 1 to November 30, predicts a 30%… SEE MORE