NOAA's Atlantic hurricane season update calls for increase in named storms

NOAA issued its updated 2011 Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday raising the number of expected named storms from its pre-season outlook issued in May....

New study: Slowing climate change by targeting gases other than carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide remains the undisputed king of recent climate change, but other greenhouse gases measurably contribute to the problem. A new study, conducted by NOAA scientists and published online today in Nature, shows that cutting emissions of those other gases could slow changes in climate that are expected in the future....

Tracking Tropical Storm Emily

Emily is expected to resume a west-northwest track this morning with a turn toward the northwest during the next day or so. On this track the center of Emily will move across the southwestern peninsula of Haiti later today and move over extreme eastern Cuba tonight or early Friday. Follow NHC's Emily updates on Twitter....

Report highlights economic and ecological value of the Gulf coastal region

A new report released August 2, The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance, will provide coastal managers, planners, policy officials, and others with a reference to support regional decision-making and communications about the importance of healthy Gulf coastal ecosystems to a robust national economy, a safe population, and a high quality of...

Heat wave records shattered

The heat wave baking the Central U.S. broke two more records: It was the warmest July ever recorded in Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls, Texas. The Oklahoma City average monthly temperature was 89.2 degrees F, while Wichita Falls averaged 92.9 degrees. Please take precautions to keep cool and well-hydrated....