NOAA News

Strengthening El Nino Offers Benefits

By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK BAJAK
In California, they’re counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they’ve already declared a pre-emptive emergency to...

May was Wettest Month on Record

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Feeling soggy? Last month was the wettest on record for the contiguous United States, according to federal meteorologists. On average...

Hottest Fall Season on Record

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Federal meteorologists say last month was only the globe’s seventh warmest November on record. That’s the first time since July...

Atlantic Hurricane Season Ending

This year’s relatively quiet Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that...

Hottest Year on Record for Earth

By SETH BORENSTEIN
Earth is on pace to tie or even break the mark for the hottest year on record, U.S. meteorologists say....