The recent sighting of a gray whale near Nantucket has captivated the scientific community. Once thought extinct in the ...

The highest chance of hot weather is found in southeastern Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The region has a 60% to 70% chance of hotter-than-normal weather over the next three ...

According to Spinrad, the layoffs threaten the stability of the U.S. fishing industry, which relies heavily on NOAA’s data ...

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the ...

In the subarctic and arctic reaches of the Northwest Territories (NWT), the climate is warming faster than most other places ...

It’s spring again, and that means it’s time to be on the lookout for mysterious blue blobs scattered across Pacific Northwest beaches. From California to British Columbia, the electric-blue, jellyfish ...

Extreme rainfall events can cause devastating floods, landslides, and widespread damage, yet predicting them remains a major challenge. While scientists often study how often and how intensely it ...

For the seventh time in less than a decade, Oregon’s commercial fishermen, governor and congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to soften the blow of climate change on the state’s ocean sa ...

Fisheries scientists who were fired by the Trump administration say they've been living in limbo as their work is sidelined.

An internal document from the Office of Management and Budget, reviewed by KUOW, calls for eliminating NOAA’s Pacific Coastal ...

After a brief and unusual presence, La Niña has officially ended, leaving the global climate system in a neutral state.