The dryness is expected to persist through spring after weeks of scant rainfall and a late-winter heat spell.

Roughly 25,000 tourists are stranded in Jamaica.

The record losses come at a time when there are fewer funds available to help devastated areas.

NOAA is likely to be tested again very soon, as the heart of hurricane season nears.

At least four storms are expected to become major hurricanes this year.

The tech in question helps operate the National Weather Service and several branches of the U.S. armed forces.

The agency stands to lose hundreds of people from its current workforce due to firings, early retirements and voluntary separation programs.

Specialists who can help decode weather patterns in an increasingly volatile climate are becoming sought-after outside the insurance world.