NOAA /tags/noaa NOAA en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:50:17 GMT Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says /energy-environment/2022-01-11/extreme-weather-in-the-u-s-cost-688-lives-and-145-billion-last-year-noaa-says In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events. Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:50:17 GMT /energy-environment/2022-01-11/extreme-weather-in-the-u-s-cost-688-lives-and-145-billion-last-year-noaa-says Scott Neuman Hotter, Stormier, Droughtier: What To Look For As Meteorologists Update 'Normal' Weather For Austin /energy-environment/2021-04-26/hotter-stormier-droughtier-what-to-look-for-as-meteorologists-update-normal-weather-for-austin Government statistics on normal weather are typically taken from a 30-year running average. That information is getting an update next month. Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:01:05 GMT /energy-environment/2021-04-26/hotter-stormier-droughtier-what-to-look-for-as-meteorologists-update-normal-weather-for-austin Mose Buchele As Summer Grips Austin, City Plans To Map 'Heat Islands' /energy-environment/2020-06-15/as-summer-grips-austin-city-plans-to-map-heat-islands This year, as the hottest days of summer clutch Texas in a fiery embrace, a team of volunteers will fan out through Austin neighborhoods to take the� Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMT /energy-environment/2020-06-15/as-summer-grips-austin-city-plans-to-map-heat-islands Mose Buchele 2019 Was The Second-Hottest Year On Record Globally. Here's What Happened In Austin. /energy-environment/2020-01-15/2019-was-the-second-hottest-year-on-record-globally-heres-what-happened-in-austin Last year was the world’s second-warmest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. And the Austin area� Thu, 16 Jan 2020 00:06:44 GMT /energy-environment/2020-01-15/2019-was-the-second-hottest-year-on-record-globally-heres-what-happened-in-austin Marisa Charpentier Climate Change Drives Bigger, Wetter Storms � Storms Like Florence /energy-environment/2018-09-11/climate-change-drives-bigger-wetter-storms-storms-like-florence Hurricane Florence � large, slow and full of moisture � is threatening to inundate the Southeast. It's a type of storm that's getting more likely to form. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMT /energy-environment/2018-09-11/climate-change-drives-bigger-wetter-storms-storms-like-florence Rebecca Hersher 2017 Was One Of The Hottest Years On Record /2018-08-01/2017-was-one-of-the-hottest-years-on-record Greenhouse gas concentrations reached a record high. Global sea level was the highest on record, too. NOAA's State of the Climate report points to the urgency of addressing climate change. Wed, 01 Aug 2018 21:03:15 GMT /2018-08-01/2017-was-one-of-the-hottest-years-on-record Laurel Wamsley 2016 Was The Hottest Year Yet, Scientists Declare /energy-environment/2017-01-18/2016-was-the-hottest-year-yet-scientists-declare Global temperatures soared above the 20th century average last year, as the climate continues to change. It's the hottest it has been since scientists started tracking global temperatures in 1880. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:31:00 GMT /energy-environment/2017-01-18/2016-was-the-hottest-year-yet-scientists-declare Nell Greenfieldboyce El Nino Flies Under the Radar in Summer, But Could It Still Bring a Wetter Texas Winter? /energy-environment/2014-09-11/el-nino-flies-under-the-radar-in-summer-but-could-it-still-bring-a-wetter-texas-winter Earlier this year Lower Colorado River Authority meteorologist Bob Rose, liked what he was seeing in the forecast. “I’m optimistic that we will get into a� Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:35:23 GMT /energy-environment/2014-09-11/el-nino-flies-under-the-radar-in-summer-but-could-it-still-bring-a-wetter-texas-winter Mose Buchele