A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

Scientists have concluded that two of Florida’s reef-building corals are in functional extinction, meaning they are too rare to keep the reef working. Across survey sites, between 97.8 and 100 percent ...

FIU is a leader in hurricane research, resilience and disaster mitigation. The list below includes experts available to discuss hurricanes and their aftermath, including social, economic, health and ...

One of the newest meteorological tools for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may also be the cutest. A 4-foot-long robot called C-Star looks a little like a remote-controlled toy ...

In 1947, Project Cirrus attempted to weaken a hurricane with dry ice. Project STORMFURY later used silver iodide to try to disrupt hurricane eyewalls. Modification failed, but the research advanced ...

Four Oshen C-Stars are departing St. Thomas on the back of a deployment vessel for future observations of Atlantic hurricanes. (Oshen Image) (NOAA) – NOAA, in partnership with the University of ...

Globally, last month also ranked as the third-warmest August on record. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it's happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean spans June through November, and this year was forecasted to be near to above average. Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and ...

Officials say the two-month trial to collect data on conditions that contribute to hurricane formation could be a “force multiplier” for tropical storm forecasting. Five uncrewed surface vehicles ...

NOAA, in partnership with The University of Southern Mississippi and with the robotics company Oshen, launched five small uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) called C-Stars in the waters off the U.S.

Sept. 4 (UPI) --The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched five small, uncrewed research vessels off the U.S. Virgin Islands to better understand how hurricanes develop and ...