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Early signs indicate the Gulf Coast could see fewer hurricanes this year as climate patterns turn less favorable for storm development in the Atlantic Ocean, according to national climate scientists in a briefing Thursday.

It was the ceremonial start to the second round of data collection that will help NOAA understand tornado formation in the Southeast — an understudied region where tornadoes cause more deaths than anywhere else in the country.

Extreme weather events have cost the nation nearly $2.5 trillion since 1980, with Louisiana on top as the most impacted state by billion-dollar natural disasters, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A new pilot project, which partners the Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe with federal agencies, aims to strengthen climate change resilience, data gathering and adaptation resources for the Louisiana tribe.

It’s been eight years since a deadly outbreak of disease began ravaging Florida’s coral reefs. Now, scientists worry it has reached the Gulf of Mexico’s sole marine sanctuary.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced its outlook for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday.

The beginning of December marks the end of the 2020 hurricane season, which was by all measures unprecedented. It broke all of the records: most named…

The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is smaller than average this year, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

The forecast for Tropical Storm Cristobal remains relatively unchanged from 1 p.m. today. The storm, which had slowed to 5 mph earlier in the afternoon,…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its annual Atlantic hurricane forecast today, predicting an above-average season for…