National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

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FILE - In this undated file photo provided by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA researchers pour a sample of sea water containing a brownish toxic algae into a jar aboard a research vessel off the Washington Coast. A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive toxic algae bloom last year that closed lucrative fisheries from California to British Columbia and disrupted marine life from seabirds to sea lions, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. Scientists linked the patch of warm ocean water, nicknamed the "blob," to the vast ribbon of toxic algae that flourished in 2015. (NOAA Fisheries via AP, File)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:45 AM EDT shows a cold front extending from the Great Lakes southward into the Gulf of Mexico. Severe storms will sweep across the Southeast along this cold front. Some tornadoes are possible. (NOAA/Weather Underground via AP)

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Illustration on NOAA's climate change fictions by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at 01:00 AM EDT shows weakening Hurricane Olaf well east of Hawaii. (NOAA/Weather Underground via AP) ** FILE **

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This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, at 01:00 AM EDT, shows a frontal boundary draped across the Rockies through the southwestern United States, producing showers and thunderstorms. There are two powerful hurricanes currently moving through the Pacific Ocean. In the central Pacific, east of Hawaii, is Hurricane Ignacio, which currently has sustained winds of 115 mph. Hurricane Jimena is to the southeast of Ignacio in the eastern Pacific which maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. (NOAA/Weather Underground via AP)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, at 12:45 AM EST shows extensive cloudiness across the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys associated with an area of low pressure moving eastward from the Mississippi Valley. Snow will overspread Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky while a mix of snow showers, sleet, and freezing rain will fall across Tennessee and northern Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. High pressure builds in behind a strong nor'easter in the northeast with mostly sunny skies. (AP Photo/NOAA via Weather Underground)