National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.

NOAA says 2015 was US' second hottest year on record

Last year was the second hottest on record in the contiguous United States, and included 10 major weather and climate events, such as droughts and storms, that each led to over $1 billion in damages, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday.

30 whales mysteriously die in Alaska

Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, an unusually high number for the region, and scientists aren't sure what's causing the die-off.

World breaks new heat records in July: US scientists

July was the hottest month in history, and the first seven months of the year were also the warmest since modern record-keeping began.

First warm-blooded fish found

The car-tire-size opah is striking enough thanks to its rotund,silver body. But now, researchers have discovered something surprising about this deep-sea dweller:It's got warm blood.

January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016

Was 2015 hottest year on record? US to make big reveal

US government scientists are widely expected to announce Wednesday that 2015 was the planet's hottest year in modern times, amid mounting concerns over the pace of climate change worldwide.

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

NOAA says 2015 was US' second hottest year on record

Last year was the second hottest on record in the contiguous United States, and included 10 major weather and climate events, such as droughts and storms, that each led to over $1 billion in damages, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday.

August 23, 2015
August 23, 2015

30 whales mysteriously die in Alaska

Thirty large whales have died in the western Gulf of Alaska since May, an unusually high number for the region, and scientists aren't sure what's causing the die-off.

August 20, 2015
August 20, 2015

World breaks new heat records in July: US scientists

July was the hottest month in history, and the first seven months of the year were also the warmest since modern record-keeping began.

May 15, 2015
May 15, 2015

First warm-blooded fish found

The car-tire-size opah is striking enough thanks to its rotund,silver body. But now, researchers have discovered something surprising about this deep-sea dweller:It's got warm blood.