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Federal officials reject petition that would protect rare whale species in Gulf of Mexico
Federal officials’ rejection of a petition seeking to protect a rare whale species in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico has proponents saying the action leaves the endangered species “at risk of extinction.”
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Wetter, mild winter: How El Niño will affect winter in South Florida
This year, the main driver of the winter forecast is El Niño, something that in the past has affected the weather across the United States and even here in South Florida.
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NOAA releases 2023 winter outlook — what it means for South Florida
Meteorologist Adam Berg looks at what NOAA’s 2023 Winter Outlook says about South Florida
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John Morales on NOAA's updated 2023 hurricane season forecast
NOAA has doubled the chance of an “above-average” hurricane season. Hurricane Specialist John Morales has more
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John Morales: NOAA doubles chance for ‘above-average' season as Atlantic continues to be ‘extra hot'
NOAA calculates that there’s now a 60% chance that we’ll end up with more tropical storms and hurricanes this year than average.
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NOAA predicts ‘above-average' 2023 Atlantic Hurricane season in updated forecast
The likelihood of an ‘above-normal’ season has increased and forecasters believe the record-warm water temperatures have led to the new outlook.
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‘It just looks horrific': Coral crisis in South Florida intensifies with widespread bleaching
Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration documented extensive coral bleaching on reefs in the Florida Keys a few days ago. Bleaching is a stress response that can be caused by disease, pollution, or high water temperatures.
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Scientists scramble to save coral reefs dying from extreme heat in South Florida
Hot ocean temperatures have caused a massive bleaching and die off of the coral reefs, forcing scientists to seek new solutions.
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Vanishing whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say
A review of the status of the vanishing North Atlantic right whale found that the animal’s population is in worse shape than previously thought, federal ocean regulators said Monday.
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World's oceans are much warmer than normal this summer
The world’s oceans are much warmer than normal this summer with 40% of the oceans currently experiencing a marine heat wave according to NOAA.
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Earth's hottest day record set, reset three times this week
The hottest day ever on Earth happened on July 3, 2023. The average global temperature reached 62.62 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Aurora Expected to Push Deeper Into the US as Geomagnetic Storm Watch Issued
The northern lights are expected to dip farther south into the northern portion of the US Wednesday night thanks to a large burst of plasma and magnetic field from the sun that kicked off geomagnetic storm watches.
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Flooding in South Florida: Greg Carbin on How NOAA's Prediction Center Produces Forecasts
Greg Carbin, from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center, speaks with Meteorologist Ryan Phillips about the rarity of Wednesday’s rain event and the forecasts NOAA produces to keep communities ahead of significant rain events.
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Oregon Man Captures Video of Boater Running Over Sea Lions
A boater was caught on video purposely hitting groups of sea lions near Hayden Island in Portland.
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Long-Lost Ship, the Ironton, Found in Lake Huron Over a Century After Sinking
Searchers have located the Ironton, a freight schooner that plunged to the bottom of Lake Huron in 1894.
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Climate Change Could Be Culprit in Deaths of Humpback Whales
Humpback whales are dying in greater numbers along the Atlantic Coast, apparently as they follow their food closer to shore in the warming ocean waters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Why Are So Many Dead Whales Washing Up on Atlantic Beaches?
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries says the U.S. is experiencing an uptick in whale strandings on the Atlantic, with nearly two dozen whales winding up dead on beaches since Dec. 1, 2022.
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2022 Was Earth's Fifth Or Sixth Warmest on Record, NOAA Says
Government science teams say that 2022 didn’t quite set a record for heat, but it was in the top five or six warmest on record depending on who’s doing the measuring.
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Vanishing Right Whale Must Remain on Endangered List, Feds Say
NOAA’s announcement came a week after Maine’s congressional delegation announced plans to use the federal spending bill to attempt to delay new protections for the whales for six years.