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Atlantic Sargassum Belt Hits No. 2 Satellite-Era Peak as Gulf Sets Record
NASA and University of South Florida measurements put June 2026 biomass at regional records in the Caribbean and Gulf, with July observations showing a decline.
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The hurricane cone now shows inland warnings. It still does not show who is safe
The National Hurricane Center’s operational 2026 graphic adds inland tropical-storm and hurricane watches and warnings. The cone itself still represents only the probable track of the storm’s center, not its size or complete hazard footprint.
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NOAA Tests 150-Band Flights to Improve Great Lakes Ice Tracking
Hyperspectral cameras aboard a Cessna and drones can distinguish spectral fingerprints in rapidly shifting ice that satellites and models may miss.