NOAA's NHC and AOC Collaboration July 29 2026

A new El Niño is officially here — and it could be one of the strongest ever recorded. NOAA says there's an 81% chance it reaches

Ever wonder how NOAA gathers the data for hurricane forecasts? Here’s a glimpse into how they do just that! The G-IV, piloted by NOAA Corps officers and crewed by NOAA civilian engineers and meteorologists flies tropical cyclone surveillance missions to support National Hurricane Center forecasts and research by the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. It has a a range of nearly 4,000 nautical miles and a cruising altitude of 45,000 feet, pr