NOAA Halts Whale Disentanglement Efforts After Rescuer Dies
Boat captain Joe Howlett died on Monday after freeing a right whale that was tangled in fishing gear in Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Trump's Budget Would Eliminate A Key Funder Of Research On Coastal Pollution
The Sea Grant program, which funds research on coastal environments, is slated by White House for elimination in 2018. If it goes, a project that finds leaking septic tanks goes down the drain, too.
North Carolina Experiences Hottest, Wettest April On Record
North Carolina just experienced its warmest and wettest April on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
WATCH: Tracking Lightning Strikes, From Space
NOAA's new weather satellite is carrying the first lightning detector ever parked in orbit over Earth. It has sent back its first images of real-time lightning storms in the Western Hemisphere.
Smog In Western U.S. Starts Out As Pollution In Asia, Researchers Say
By tripling their emission of pollutants, Asian countries have contributed as much as 65 percent of a rise in ozone levels in the western U.S., scientists say.
Huge Federal Climate Enterprise At Stake As Trump Team Moves In
The country's single biggest source of climate information is the federal government. What happens if a Trump administration tries to censor it?
Dozens Of False Killer Whales Mysteriously Strand Themselves In Florida
At least 82 of the animals have died during the mysterious event on a remote coast in Florida's Everglades National Park. The species is part of the dolphin family and forms strong social bonds.
2016 Was The Hottest Year Yet, Scientists Declare
Global temperatures soared above the 20th century average last year, as the climate continues to change. It's the hottest it has been since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880.
Atlantic Ocean Area The Size Of Virginia Protected From Deep-Water Fishing
Coral in an area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Connecticut to Virginia has been protected from deep-sea commercial fishing gear, by a new rule issued this week.
Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.