Tag: NOAA
Experts agree 2024 could be record storm season
(CNS): The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on Sunday and many weather experts agree that this season will not only be busy but is likely to break records as a number of factors converge. In its final pre-season forecast, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center said that, as one of the strongest El Niño events ever […]
NOAA: World on brink of mass coral bleaching event
(CNS): The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned that the world is on the brink of a fourth mass coral bleaching event in which a significant amount of tropical reefs might die. After months of record-breaking ocean heat resulting from climate change and the El Niño climate pattern, Derek Manzello, the coordinator of […]
2023 was the hottest year ever recorded worldwide
(CNS): Following predictions over the last few months that 2023 would be the world’s hottest year ever recorded after two decades of escalating temperatures, scientists say that last year may have been the warmest in 125,000 years. While the official data for last month has not been calculated, the results were already locked in by […]
NOAA confirms uncertainty of 2023 storm season
(CNS): Last week, forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center called for a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic this year, though their forecast is as uncertain as other long-range reviews for the forthcoming season, which starts this week. Predicting a 40% chance of a near-normal season, a 30% chance of an above-normal season and a […]
Local sea temperatures break records
(CNS): Local sea surface temperatures reached new highs this weekend, with Friday going down in the history books as the hottest 19 May since records began, according to figures from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The news comes as officials here begin hosting a series of public meetings to discuss the new draft […]
Cayman Islands to get storm surge map
(CNS): The Cayman Islands has been given priority consideration for storm surge modelling under a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) programme to advance early warnings of storm surges and strengthen preparedness across the Caribbean. The programme will develop maps to assess and visualise storm surge risk, as well as strengthen capacity for early […]
El Niño may quieten 2023 storm season
(CNS): Current neutral El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions look fairly likely to transition to El Niño during the summer or autumn, reducing the likelihood of a busy Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2023, according, to storm forecasters. Colorado State University is predicting a quieter than average season with around 13 named storms, of which six are […]
NOAA adds to calls for busy storm season
(CNS): The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its outlook for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season on Wednesday, which predicted as many as 21 named storms this year. The season begins in one week’s time, and while it’s now unlikely that there will be a pre-season storm for the first time in several […]
Scientists find key piece in coral disease puzzle
(CNS): Researchers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission have found what could prove to be an important piece of the puzzle in what is causing the stony coral tissue loss disease, which is killing coral reefs in the region. SCTLD was first reported off the Florida coast in 2014 and over the last […]
All quiet in Atlantic as 2021 storm season opens
(CNS): Forecasters from the National Hurricane Center in Miami are predicting a 60% chance of an above-normal season for the Atlantic in 2021 with as many as 20 storms. But the experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020, which was the most active season in over 170 years. The veteran […]
January 2020 hottest month ever recorded
(CNS): Last month was the hottest January ever recorded, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Using climate records spanning 141 years, the scientists found that there has never been a warmer January than this year’s, even without an El Niño to boil up the Pacific. January 2020 marked the 44th consecutive January with temperatures […]
