The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWH) lasted three months and released 134 million gallons of oil across the Gulf of America – the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Greater than 108,000 ...
Scientists at NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) have successfully installed an underway pCO2 ...
September 18, 2026, marks the 100th anniversary of the 1926 Great Miami Hurricane, which saw significant loss of life and massive economic impact, especially across the Miami metro area. The ...
Below are the wind center fixes and the track made from them for Mitch. The fixes were determined during post-processing using methods developed by Dr. Hugh Willoughby and represent the center of the ...
Below are the wind center fixes and the track made from them for Ivan. The fixes were determined during post-processing using methods developed by Dr. Hugh Willoughby and represent the center of the ...
On September 16, 1961, Hurricane Esther was seeded by Navy planes in the inaugural experiment of what was to formally become Project STORMFURY next year. The Project would last for twenty years but ...
For the first time during an operational hurricane mission, NOAA and Black Swift Technologies demonstrated simultaneous dual-altitude drone flight capability, the latest advancement in the use of ...
On September 15, 1989, NOAA 42 “Kermit” flew a research mission into Hurricane Hugo, east of Barbados, that became what old-time Hurricane Hunters called a “hairy hop”. This referred to a hurricane ...
On May 17, 1946, Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Three (VWP-3) was established at Naval Air Station Miami with the nickname “Hurricane Hunters”. Although several Naval aircraft had flown into Atlantic ...
On September 11, 1961, Hurricane Carla made landfall at Port O’Connor, Texas, bringing storm surge, torrential rains, high wind gusts and tornadoes to northern Texas and Louisiana. Carla was the first ...
Hurricane Andrew made landfall around 5 am in Homestead, Florida, on August 24, 1992, with sustained wind speeds maxing out at 165 mph. This year marks the 25 th anniversary of the storm, still one of ...