Breadcrumb Home News Record-breaking ocean heat fueled Hurricane Harvey Description In the weeks before Hurricane Harvey tore across the Gulf of Mexico and plowed into the Texas coast in August 2017, the Gulf's waters were warmer than any time on record. Read more Read more https://news.ucar.edu/132605/record-breaking-ocean-heat-fueled-hurricane-harvey Recent News Sep 29, 2026 NSF NCAR scientist Marika Holland named a MacArthur Fellow Jul 22, 2026 Chasing subseasonal forecasts with AI Jul 15, 2026 Helping the national parks weather future storms Jul 14, 2026 Iceberg melt weakens ocean system that regulates the global climate Jul 8, 2026 El Niño experts available to address questions from news media Feb 4, 2026 New computer simulations reveal the Earth system in unprecedented detail Sep 10, 2025 New modeling capability to reveal secret life of water Jun 24, 2025 Boulder’s winds aren’t what they used to be Mar 31, 2025 Building to weather icing conditions Dec 17, 2024 Changes in store for atmospheric rivers Tags NSF NCAR/UCAR News