(The Center Square) – Hoping to create “the world’s best weather forecasting system,” U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., sent ...

Some smoke also may be drifting over the Tri-Cities from other fires in the area, according to the National Weather Service. The air quality remained moderate in the Tri-Cities despite the smell of ...

Amateur-built decoder taps SSMIS satellite data amid NOAA cutoff With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) set to shut down a key satellite data stream used in US hurricane ...

The chances for a scattered area of showers and thunderstorms to develop into something more increased overnight, but remain ...

Microwave imaging is crucial for detecting storms at night and providing advance notice for hurricanes. The DOD plans to stop ...

Recent budget cuts from the current administration have fueled concerns about public safety as well as the future of climate ...

The Trump budget plan calls for ending some programs ship captains and other boaters rely on. A Senate plan would keep the ...

Uncertainty is hanging over this year’s hurricane season as meteorologists predict “above-normal” activity and the Trump administration sends shifting signals over the future of the federal ...

Fresh to strong (19 to 31 mph) northwesterly winds along the California coastline will generate a 3- to 5-foot northwesterly ...

A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.

Before modern forecasting, hurricanes were mass casualty events. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane killed over 8,000 people, wiping out an entire city with a 15-foot storm surge. Less than a century ago, ...

For more than 40 years, the Department of Defense has operated satellites that collect information about atmospheric and oceanic conditions. The microwave frequencies from the DOD satellites provide ...