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Cold and Snow Wallop the U.S.

2025.01.08

The first major, widespread winter storm of 2025 delivered snow, ice, and frigid temperatures to a large swath of the country.

Cyclone Chido Pummels Mayotte

2024.12.17

Fueled by warm water in the Indian Ocean, the tropical cyclone caused widespread damage on the small archipelago.

Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research

2024.12.06

NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.

Heavy Snows in Korea

2024.12.03

Late-November snowfall blanketed large portions of the country and deposited record-breaking accumulations in Seoul.

Podcast — Curious Universe: How Open Science and AI Are Advancing Hurricane Research

2024.11.12

Fly directly into the eye of the storm with daring hurricane hunter pilots, meet meteorologists and data scientists building AI models to improve hurricane prediction, and join the disaster response experts helping cities pinpoint their hardest-hit neighborhoods. Plus, learn how NASA is making data open to everyone.

Hurricane Rafael Crosses Cuba

2024.11.07

The latest major storm in 2024’s active hurricane season brought heavy rain and storm surge to Cuba as it moved into the Gulf of Mexico.

A Week of Rain Across Spain

2024.11.06

Recurring storms produced destructive flooding in the country’s southwest and along its eastern coast.

A Deluge for Roswell

2024.10.23

The city in southeastern New Mexico received four times more rainfall in a day than it usually receives in a month.

Another Atmospheric River Hits British Columbia

2024.10.22

A potent storm brought heavy rain and gusty winds to southwestern Canada and the U.S. state of Washington in October 2024.

NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission

2024.10.17

Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission.

Hurricane Milton Crosses Florida

2024.10.11

Milton persisted as a potent hurricane-strength storm as it crossed over the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and into the western Atlantic.

Fuel for Hurricane Milton

2024.10.09

The storm rapidly intensified to Category 5 strength over warm gulf waters.

Hurricane Milton

2024.10.08

Through its disasters program NASA advances science and builds tools to help communities make informed decisions for disaster planning.

Three Storms Churn in an Active Atlantic

2024.10.06

The active 2024 hurricane season comes to a head with several simultaneous hurricanes—an unusual sight for October.

Flash Floods Swamp North Carolina

2024.10.05

Torrential rains from Hurricane Helene swamped communities in the mountainous western part of the state.

Typhoon Krathon Nears Taiwan

2024.10.03

Once the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane, the typhoon weakened and stalled off the island’s southwest coast.

Via NASA Plane, Scientists Find New Gamma-ray Emission in Storm Clouds

2024.10.02

There’s more to thunderclouds than rain and lightning. Along with visible light emissions, thunderclouds can produce intense bursts of gamma rays, the most energetic form of light, that last for millionths of a second. The clouds can also glow steadily with gamma rays for seconds to minutes at a time.

Devastating Rainfall from Hurricane Helene

2024.10.01

The major storm brought heavy precipitation and destructive flooding to coastal Florida and southeastern states.

Ocean Heat for Hurricane Helene

2024.09.27

Warm water from the Loop Current helped fuel Helene as the storm approached Florida’s Big Bend region.

Hurricane Helene 2024

2024.09.25

Helene formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 24, 2024, and is currently forecast to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region the evening of Sept. 26 as a Category 3 hurricane. Meteorologists also anticipate impacts in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, and the Carolinas, as the storm moves north after landfall.