The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR satellite

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have released their annual assessment of global temperatures for 2024, providing crucial in

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

It’s official: 2024 was the planet’s warmest year on record, according to an analysis by scientists from NASA and NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Below are highlights from NOAA’s 2024 annual global climate report:

Have you hoped to see the northern lights shine over Iowa? You may have a chance tonight if you head far enough north.

"Once again, the temperature record has been shattered — 2024 was the hottest year since record keeping began in 1880."

"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

Prolonged drought and powerful Santa Ana winds set up extreme conditions that have fueled the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Those conditions were compounded by climate change. According to NOAA and NASA,

The Los Angeles area faces devastating fires exacerbated by dry conditions and Santa Ana winds, with the Palisades and Eaton fires drawing significant attention due to their rapid spread and the substantial efforts by NASA and local agencies to monitor and contain them.

Dr. Leslie Ott, a NASA Earth Scientist, joined FOX 35's Garrett Wymer to break down NASA and NOAA's 2024 Global Temperature Outlook for 2024, which found 2024 was the warmest year on record, and global temperatures continue to trend upwards.

Weather organizations from around the world agree that the planet's average global surface temperature in 2024 could well have passed a crucial threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change.

The northern lights display should continue well into the weekend, possibly reaching down into the middle parts of the country.