National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Top NOAA Scientist Calls Out Agency for Backing Trump in Dumbest White House Controversy Ever
"This intervention to contradict the forecaster was not based on science but on external factors including reputation and appearance”
The Tiger Sharks Eating This Dead Whale Aren’t Waiting for the Government Shutdown to End
“The situation is impacted by the partial government shutdown.”
Trump Administration Actually Confirms 2016 Was Hottest Year Ever
However, the updated NOAA report didn't dig into the link between climate change and burning fossil fuels.
Space Weather Watch: Keep an Eye Out for Aurora
Nothing to worry about—except for a cool light show if you live up North.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
This morning, Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO and major Republican donor Meg Whitman says she will support Hillary Clinton, top DNC officials resign over the leaked email scandal, and more.
2015 had hotter temperatures and higher sea levels than ever before
Troubling data in a new report shows those greenhouse gases reached new record highs last year — at a time when countries around the globe are struggling to set limits to contain them.
Here's What Climate Change Has Done to the Season Formerly Known as Winter
Abnormally warm weather across the Northern Hemisphere points to the continued pace of global warming, which is toppling temperature record after temperature record.
Ocean Explorers Stumbled Upon a Ghostly Octopus That Had Never Been Discovered
This little guy was found chilling at 4,000 meters underwater.
Unless Earth Is Hit by a Huge Asteroid, 2015 Will Likely Be the Hottest Year on Record
Last month was the hottest October on record as well as the largest recorded monthly temperature anomaly, says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, making it almost certain that 2015 will beat 2014 for hottest year.
The Federal Government Says Billions of Animals Died From the BP Disaster
The gusher damaged the hearts of fish and the lungs of dolphins, fouled beaches where birds and turtles nest, and killed marsh plants that provide food and shelter for other animals.
Nursing a Sea Lion Pup Back to Health (Excerpt from 'California’s Sea Lion Die-Off')
In this excerpt, VICE News witnesses the California Wildlife Center’s smallest and most frail sea lion pup as it learns how to eat a full fish.
Infographic: California’s Sea Lion Die-Off
So far in 2015, the number of California sea lion strandings has surpassed the total number of strandings from 2004 to 2012 combined.