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NOAA predicts above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (www.noaa.gov)

NOAA is forecasting a range of 17 to 25 total named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those, 8 to 13 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 4 to 7 major hurricanes (category 3, 4 or 5; with winds of 111 mph or higher). Forecasters have a 70% confidence in these ranges.

Nothing to sneeze at: New research shows pollen can change the weather (www.noaa.gov)

Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of accelerating climate change | New chapters in 2023 Arctic Report Card show the promise of Indigenous knowledge to strengthen resilience (www.noaa.gov)

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Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October (www.noaa.gov)

U.S. struck with record 25 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year

NOAA forecasters increase Atlantic hurricane season prediction to ‘above normal’ (www.noaa.gov)

NOAA launches new hurricane forecast model as Atlantic season starts strong (www.noaa.gov)

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season. The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) was put into operations on June 27 and will run alongside existing models for the 2023 season before replacing them as NOAA’s...