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• Published on December 22, 2011 - 19:13 GMT

  NOAA awards research grant to help prevent toxin-induced seafood poisoning in Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

  December 22, 2011 NOAA has awarded the first year of an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to scientists researching the causes of Ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world, focusing on …

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• Published on December 22, 2011 - 16:11 GMT

  NOAA seeks comment on draft environmental impact statement on Arctic oil and gas exploration

  December 22, 2011 Mother and baby Beluga whale in the Arctic. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement describing how offshore oil and gas activities in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi …

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• Published on December 19, 2011 - 22:14 GMT

  Air pollution levels from Deepwater Horizon spill similar to large urban area

  December 19, 2011 The Deepwater Horizon site. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) The amount of air pollutants in the atmospheric plume generated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was similar to a large city according to a new …

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• Published on December 15, 2011 - 21:10 GMT

  U.S.-Canada Arctic Ocean survey partnership saved costs, increased data

  December 15, 2011 USCG Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent. working together. (Credit: University of New Hampshire/NOAA) A recent mission marked the completion of a five-year collaboration between the United …

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• Published on December 15, 2011 - 17:10 GMT

  NOAA: Global temperatures 12th warmest on record for November

  December 15, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies - November 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe experienced its 12th warmest November since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the third …

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• Published on December 13, 2011 - 19:11 GMT

  Remarks by the NOAA Administrator on a Weather-Ready Nation at the Severe Weather Symposium in Norman, Oklahoma

  December 13, 2011 Thank you, Dr. [Berrien] Moore. I regret not being able to attend this symposium in person. But I want to express my full support for this symposium and thank everyone who helped make this symposium a reality. And thank you to …

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• Published on December 13, 2011 - 16:11 GMT

  Legislation drafted by NOAA to protect U.S. fishermen from unfair competition

  December 13, 2011 Illegal Fishing Off the Coast of Gabon (Sept. 6, 2011). Download here. (Credit: NOAA) A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports to offload their …

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• Published on December 9, 2011 - 16:12 GMT

  Coral reef successfully restored after 2002 boat grounding in Florida Keys

  December 9, 2011 Following a 2002 boat grounding near Key West, restoration biologists assessed the damage and reattached broken corals. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the …

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• Published on December 8, 2011 - 22:14 GMT

  Remarks from the NOAA Administrator on 'Predicting and Managing Extreme Events' at the American Geophysical Union

  December 7, 2011 Thank you, Mike [McPhaden, AGU President]. It’s a particular pleasure for me to be here among colleagues, partners, and friends. NOAA’S  SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY Before I begin my formal remarks, I want to thank you and …

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• Published on December 8, 2011 - 16:11 GMT

  Yellow perch quickly purge a harmful algal toxin

  December 8, 2011 Great Lakes perch lovers will find good news in a new NOAA study that shows yellow perch efficiently eliminate a harmful algal toxin from their tissues. The findings suggest that unless the fish are caught during a toxic algal bloom …

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• Published on December 7, 2011 - 22:11 GMT

  NOAA issues scientific integrity policy

  December 7, 2011 Scientists conducting research in Alaska. Download here. (Credit: Dave Partee/Alaska Sea Grant) NOAA’s commitment to science was further solidified today with the release of a scientific integrity policy by …

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• Published on December 7, 2011 - 16:13 GMT

  NOAA: Autumn and November both warmer than average in the United States - U.S. sets record with a dozen billion dollar weather ...

  December 7, 2011 Billion dollar weather/climate disasters 1980 - November 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) November and the September-November autumn season were warmer than average across the contiguous U.S., according …

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• Published on December 6, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

  NOAA activates GOES-15 satellite; deactivates GOES-11 after nearly 12 years in orbit

  December 6, 2011 On December 6, 2011 at 1545z, GOES-15 took its first infrared image as the operational geostationary satellite positioned over the Pacific - called GOES-West. This image shows a portion of that first image. The clouds are …

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• Published on December 5, 2011 - 18:13 GMT

  Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on the challenges to assuring the health of the Gulf of Mexico

  December 5, 2011 It’s nice to be back in the Gulf region! This Summit is timely:    We can take stock of progress made and work yet to do. We have had time for reflection, for investigation, for planning, and for building new …

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• Published on December 1, 2011 - 18:11 GMT

  Arctic settles into new phase - warmer, greener, and less ice

  December 1, 2011 NOAA Arctic StarDot NetCam - Monday, July 5, 2010. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is …

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• Published on November 28, 2011 - 19:14 GMT

  Scientists link upward trend in pollution to increased intensity of Arabian Sea tropical cyclones

  November 28, 2011 NASA MODIS image of Tropical Cyclone Gonu (June 4, 2007). Download here. (Credit: courtesy of NASA) A 'brown cloud' of pollution over the Indian Ocean resulting from human activities has led to …

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• Published on November 28, 2011 - 17:10 GMT

  Active 2011 hurricane season breaks 'Hurricane Amnesia'

  November 28, 2011 Hurricane Irene - August 27, 2011 Hurricane Irene made landfall at approximately 7:30 am EDT on Aug. 27, 2011, near Cape Lookout, N.C. with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (Category 1). This NOAA GOES-13 satellite …

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• Published on November 21, 2011 - 22:12 GMT

  Grant awarded by NOAA to save endangered sea turtles from toxic red tides in the Gulf of Mexico

  November 21, 2011 Florida scientists and veterinarians studying the causes of sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico have been awarded $227,793 for the first year of an anticipated three-year, $653,379 project to determine how the red tide toxin, or …

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• Published on November 21, 2011 - 22:11 GMT

  Statement from Russell F. Smith III, deputy assistant secretary for international fisheries

  November 21, 2011 I am pleased to report that the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) made significant progress on key U.S. priorities to improve science, management of fish stocks and their ecosystems, monitoring …

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• Published on November 16, 2011 - 18:10 GMT

  NOAA awards a total of $10.8 million to four minority serving institutions to train next generation of scientists

  November 16, 2011 Students pursuing applied research in NOAA-related scientific fields. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of Education announced that it has awarded grants totaling $10.8 million to four lead minority-serving …

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