On April 21, 2023, a coronal mass ejection produced a burst of plasma that generated a severe geomagnetic storm on Earth. Credit: NOAA SAN FRANCISCO — Lynker Space is working with the National Oceanic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is narrowing the capabilities and reducing the number of next-generation weather and climate satellites it plans to build and launch in the coming ...

On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Legally, the name-change only impacts federal agencies.

The Trump administration's plan to dismantle the nation's atmospheric research programs could set U.S. forecasting back a generation or more, a cadre of retired federal hurricane, weather and ocean ...

Staff and budget cuts are fraying local offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to several scientists inside the agency. The cuts are already leading to degraded ...