June 11, 2012 Personal Locator Beacons. Download here . (Credit: NOAA.) As warming temperatures continue to lure more boaters, campers and hikers to the great outdoors this summer, NOAA satellites are ready to capture distress …
June 11, 2012 The Sanctuary Classic is a free summer-long fishing and photo contest at all of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries to encourage families and youth to experience America’s great outdoors. Download here . (Credit: NOAA.) …
June 8, 2012 NOAA today commissioned a state-of-the-art coastal mapping vessel, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler , during a special ceremony at NOAA’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic in Norfolk, Va. The new ship’s primary mission will be to …
June 8, 2012 "The Administration submitted this reprogramming specifically to avoid any risk to weather services and we are working to protect this critical service. The fact sheet is not a formal trigger of the furlough process. It merely …
June 4, 2012 NOAA Rip Current Sign. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) As Tropical Storm Beryl churned along the southeastern U.S. over Memorial Day weekend, kicking up choppy seas and high surf, coastal communities got a somber …
May 31, 2012 Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, signs US/EU agreement to collaborate on science, with Dominique Ristori, director general of the Joint Research Centre. In the background: US Ambassador William Kennard (left) and John Bell, …
May 30, 2012 Download here . (Credit: NOAA) Estuaries 101 , the newest multi-media, online science curriculum for middle school students developed for teachers by NOAA, offers students a virtual field trip to one of 28 estuaries around …
May 30, 2012 Eyewall of Hurricane Katrina taken on Aug. 28, 2005, as seen from a NOAA P-3 hurricane hunter aircraft before the storm made landfall on the US Gulf Coast. Download here . (Credit: NOAA) When the first hurricane emerges …
May 30, 2012 Krill and copepods, types of zooplankton - tiny animals that live in aquatic environments. This image was captured by Jeff Napp of the NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center as part of his work on the Bering Sea Project. …
May 29, 2012 Following an updated population assessment that shows overfishing of Gulf of Mexico red snapper has ended and the population is rebounding, NOAA is increasing the 2012 commercial and recreational fishing catch limits for the …
May 24, 2012 NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center today announced that projected climate conditions point to a below-normal hurricane season in the Central Pacific Basin this year. The seasonal hurricane outlook is produced in collaboration …
May 24, 2012 Irene in 2011 was a reminder that tropical systems can affect the Northeast and of the threat of inland flooding. Video: Accurate Prediction for Irene Download here . (Credit: NOAA.) Conditions in the atmosphere …
May 24, 2012 NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today announced that climate conditions point to a near-normal hurricane season in the Eastern Pacific this year. The outlook calls for a 50 percent probability of a near-normal season, a 30 percent …
May 22, 2012 NOAA Ship Fairweather worked around the clock while acquiring Kotzebue data during the summer of 2011. Download here . (Credit: NOAA.) NOAA formally presented today to Alaska officials a new nautical chart for …
May 18, 2012 Rick Knabb, Ph.D., the new director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. Download here . (Credit: Weather Channel.) NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., today announced Rick Knabb, Ph.D., as the next director of …
May 18, 2012 National Safe Boating Week Campaign Logo. Download here . (Credit: North American Safe Boating Campaign.) NOAA’s National Weather Service and the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage …
May 17, 2012 NOAA scientists will use data from a new Japanese polar-orbiting satellite launched earlier today from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, to help forecast severe storms, monitor the decline of Arctic sea ice, and predict the onset of …
May 17, 2012 The carefully chiseled groove around the basin head’s manhole allowed the manhole cover to fit flush with the slab’s surface. Download here . (Credit: NOAA/SBNMS and NURTEC-UConn) The wreck of the Lamartine , a 19th …
May 16, 2012 While most of the ship's wood has long since disintegrated, copper that sheathed the hull beneath the waterline as a protection against marine-boring organisms remains, leaving a copper shell retaining the form of the ship …
May 16, 2012 New analyses of U.S. data show that the majority of our nation's MPAs allow human uses, including fishing, swimming and kayaking. Download here . (Credit: NOAA) New analysis of updated data has shown that eight …
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