July 6, 2010 NOAA selected Rebecca Kimport, a high school science teacher at Capital City Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., to join scientists aboard the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson as part of its Teacher at Sea program to bridge science and education. …
July 6, 2010 NOAA selected Michele Brustolon, an eighth grade science teacher at Woodbury Middle School in Salem, Mass., to join scientists aboard the NOAA ship Oscar Dyson as part of its Teacher at Sea program to bridge science and education. “NOAA’s …
July 9, 2010 NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the June 2010 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 71.4 degrees F, which is 2.2 degrees F above the long-term average (1901-2000). The average precipitation for June was 3.33 inches, …
July 6, 2010 NOAA officials today announced they have selected the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison for continued studies to improve climate and severe weather forecasts. CIMSS scientists …
In addition to fine, company must develop a monitoring program to ensure future compliance July 7, 2010 The largest civil penalty ever assessed by NOAA will boost the Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund to implement marine conservation plans in the …
July 8, 2010 Today, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco issued the following statement on the Commerce Department Inspector General’s report on the Asset Forfeiture Fund. A detailed memo concerning her actions can be found here. I have reviewed the …
July 8, 2010 Welcome screen to WaterLife: Sea Turtles and the Quest to Nest. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA's National Ocean Service and Fisheries Service launched the second online educational game in the WaterLife series, “Sea Turtles and the …
July 12, 2010 This is a perspective view of the Kawio Barat (West Kawio) seamount looking from the northwest. The underwater volcano rises around 3,800 meters from the seafloor. High resolution (Credit: Image courtesy of INDEX 2010: Indonesia-USA Deep-Sea …
July 16, 2010 NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center released its seasonal drought outlook today for the period from August through October. The outlook indicates already dry conditions across parts of Arizona and New Mexico are likely …
July 9, 2010 R/V Seward Johnson. High resolution (Credit: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute) A science team on the research vessel Seward Johnson departed Fort Pierce, Fla. Friday for the eastern Gulf of Mexico to gather baseline data against which to …
July 12, 2010 Scientists have discovered that the water chemistry in the Hood Canal and the Puget Sound main basin is becoming more “acidified,” or corrosive, as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. These changes could have …
July 12, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service today said it would not initiate a status review of the porbeagle shark in response to two petitions to list the species as threatened or endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The finding published …
July 12, 2010 Artist rendering of new Sanctuary Exploration Center at Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The project is scheduled for completion in Winter 2011. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Officials from NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine …
New multi-year effort to update charts of priority Arctic regions July 20, 2010 Using state-of-the-art echo sounding technology, NOAA Ship Fairweather is detecting navigational dangers in critical Arctic waterways. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) As Arctic …
July 15, 2010 Last month’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made it the warmest June on record and the warmest on record averaged for any April-June and January-June periods, according to NOAA. Worldwide average land surface temperature …
July 21, 2010 NOAA has selected seven graduate students as national recipients of the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarships, representing graduate-level scholars in marine biology, coastal resource management, and maritime archeology. The scholarships were …
July 20, 2010 The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of the Interior, has appointed 11 new members to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee. The 30-member committee, which meets twice yearly, is made up of …
Findings are consistent with EPA, OSHA data July 21, 2010 P-3 flights over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico during June 2010. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA scientists today released a data report on air quality measurements taken …
Remote chain of atolls and surrounding waters is first U.S. site added to World Heritage List in 15 years July 31, 2010 Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco today commended the World Heritage Committee for adding …
Catches in closed area abandoned at sea, maintaining integrity of Gulf seafood July 22, 2010 NOAA's Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) and the U.S. Coast Guard continue to actively enforce the law in federal waters that have been closed to fishing to …
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