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The nomination of Neil Jacobs to run NOAA highlights U.S. President Trump’s loyalty-over-expertise approach to leadership.

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According to a NOAA source who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, each of NOAA's divisions — referred ...

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Americans in more than a dozen northern U.S. states may be able to catch a glimpse of the northern lights Sunday evening, as ...

Sometimes, what looks like a UFO is actually just a strange atmospheric event! From glowing clouds to lightning anomalies, these 9 bizarre weather phenomena have been mistaken for alien spacecraft.

"We're at solar maximum; to find time to make some of these big changes is going to require time and more resources, so we ...

A dramatic reduction in sulfur pollution from shipping has unintentionally contributed to recent global warming, offering a ...

The message went to some staff members at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, the scientific agency ...

The “sun candle” or the subsun phenomenon occurs when sunlight interacts with tiny, flat ice crystals in the atmosphere, ...