Mike Ruzek will be the first to tell you he is not a professional meteorologist — or a climatologist or a psychic. But for the past two decades, he has developed an uncanny ability to predict when a ...

Large whales can get wrapped up in fishing lines, buoys, nets and other gear, which can lead to injuries and death. Aleria Jensen / NOAA The number of large whales that became entangled in fishing ...

Humberto has strengthened to a Category 3 hurricane. Humberto is forecast to continue strengthening and is expected to be a Category 4 storm over the weekend. Predictions on how Humberto could affect ...

Because sea glass hunters scouring beaches for treasures too often encounter rubbish, Tidy Seas, organizer of local beach cleanups, has been selected the 2025 nonprofit partner for this year’s Santa ...

One of Florida’s most photographed tourist attractions has gone MIA. Key West’s Southernmost Point buoy, which purportedly designates the southernmost point in the continental United States, was ...

The program, which operates buoys providing real-time ocean and weather data, faced cuts under the Trump administration. Businesses and public agencies, including the National Weather Service and ...

The first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, Hurricane Erin, was a doozy, having undergone explosive rapid intensification from a tropical storm to Category 5 intensity in just under 30 ...

This wave image was recorded Aug. 19, about 350 nautical miles, east-northeast of Nassau in the Bahamas, NOAA says. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo Stomach-churning images taken ...