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Plan on searching for some vintage vinyl this weekend?
Look no further than our tornado safety announcements from the 1960s! Tune back in time with tracks such as "Constant Alert," "Outside Safety" & more.
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There are widespread flash flooding concerns over portions of the Central and Southern Plains into the Mississippi Valley today into tonight. Monitor a trusted source for weather updates, and remember: never drive through floodwaters. More than 50% of all flood fatalities are…
2023 saw a record-low number of fish stocks on overfishing list, according to the latest
#StatusOfTheStocks
report from
@NOAAFisheries
Access our infographic and more at:
A study from
@noaa_aoml
shows that even the most remote areas of the ocean are impacted by human activity.
Environmental changes around Antarctica due to human activity are causing weaker deep sea circulation & rise in sea level in the North Atlantic.
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May Drought Outlook
Improvement/Removal expected for all drought in the Midwest. Large parts of the Plains + pockets in the Northwest/N. Rockies too.
Development in FL (see
#DroughtMonitor
released today), MT, HI, and part of CO/OK/NM/TX.
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@NWSCPC
Next week looks relatively wet for most of the United States, especially northern areas, per
@NOAA
’s
@NWSCPC
. Drier for southern areas, especially South/West TX and FL.
Temps: Cool for the West into the Plains. Warmer for the rest of the Lower 48.
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#DroughtMonitor
4/30: For the 3rd week in a row, drought worsened in western KS/OK. But it improved in eastern KS/OK. Drought was introduced to FL and added to Southeast MT.
The Midwest saw big improvements.
#Drought2024
’s Footprint: 14.2% of USA
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More flooding is likely across central and eastern TX later this afternoon and overnight as thunderstorms are expected to produce widespread 2-4 inches of rainfall. Some rivers in the region are already at moderate-to-major flood stage.
NCEI is excited to announce the release of its next generation hourly large-scale climate dataset, the Global Historical Climatology Network hourly (GHCNh).
Learn more about GHCNh and how it integrates with current NCEI data products:
New NOAA climate action plan emphasizes needs of underserved communities.
Action Plan, NOAA Administrative Order, new Climate-Ready Nation team to advance adaptation, resilience efforts.
Details:
Are you prepared for hurricane season? Tune in to Episode 4 of the
#PlanetNOAA
Podcast, where special guests chat hurricane mechanics & prep.
PLUS: Go crate digging for vintage storm warning vinyls. 🎧
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#WeatherReadyNation
What’s it like to be a Science First Responder at a major wildfire?
Take a virtual tour “on site” with Incident Meteorologist Robert Rickey.
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Today marks the start of our Heat Safety Awareness Social Media Campaign! Follow along this week to learn about the risks of extreme heat as well as tools and resources you can use to protect yourself. Make sure to use
#NIHHIS
and
#HeatSafety
! More:
Warmer than average temperatures spread from Midwest to Mid-Atlantic; colder weather returns to the Northern Plains and the Pacific Northwest with warming trend across the central/southern High Plains
.
@NOAA
scientists have confirmed that a global
#CoralBleaching
event is occurring for the fourth time on record.
Learn more about how heat stress is affecting the world's
#coral
reefs in this week's
#EarthFromOrbit
video:
This week's ENSO Blog features the work of two
@NCAR_Science
scientists as they untangle a messy knot of string that is El Niño and how much influence it had on this year's winter precipitation model prediction versus other potential climate drivers. Meow!
Next week looks relatively wet for the Northwest across to the Upper Midwest and the Plains, per
@NOAA
’s
@NWSCPC
. Drier for parts of the Great Basin, Rockies, HI, and eastern third of the Lower 48.
Temps: Relatively warm except for the Far West.
@NWS
Spotlight on KS and OK, which are struggling to break out of
#drought
.
At least 25% of KS/OK had been in drought between Nov 2021 and Jan 2024 before conditions started improving. But recent precip has been sparse and drought is back over 50%.
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