The Earth will notch its hottest year on record in 2024, breaking the previous peak set only last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday. The new high ...

The new heat record comes as Donald Trump prepares to return to office and undo the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change. The Earth will notch its hottest year on record in ...

Under the contract announced Dec. 9, SwRI will develop two magnetometers for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. The magnetometers will measure the ...

“The instruments provide critical data to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center which ... and disrupt satellite-based communication and navigation systems.” The magnetometers will be ...

Though the full-year data was not yet fully complete, NOAA said 2024 has a greater than 99 percent chance of beating last year's mark, which had been the highest since record keeping began in 1850.

Using weather balloons for detailed checks ... are part of a broad NOAA effort to build an early-warning system in case anyone's trying some do-it-yourself geoengineering. Their goal is twofold ...