Science and Innovation Cited as Keys to Economic Recovery February 14, 2011 President Obama today issued the FY 2012 budget for NOAA, requesting $5.5 billion for the nation’s oceanic and atmospheric agency. The proposed budget includes key investments to …
February 8, 2011 Last month was the coolest January since 1994, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) in Asheville, N.C. Across the contiguous United States, the average January temperature was 30.0 F, which is 0.8 F below …
As delivered on Feb. 8 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator February 9, 2011 Many thanks for the invitation to join you tonight. My focus will be on the progress we’ve made in strengthening …
Keynote Address, “Beyond Recovery: Moving the Gulf Toward a Sustainable Future” delivered on Feb. 9 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator, at the Center for American Progress, Washington, DC …
February 10, 2011 It isn’t often that a map visually displays a moral issue facing a divided nation and then affects a President’s response. Yet nearly 150 years ago, the U.S. Coast Survey — NOAA’s predecessor organization — produced such a map that, …
February 10, 2011 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) website. Link to website (Credit: NOAA) In response to resurging interest in renewable energy production, NOAA has launched a website containing legal and licensing information for industries …
February 18, 2011 North Central U.S. Spring Flood Risk Map as of Feb. 17, 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) A large swath of the country is at risk of moderate to major flooding this spring, from northeastern Montana through western Wisconsin following …
February 14, 2011 Sydney Levitus, an award-winning oceanographer and researcher at NOAA, was elected as a 2010 Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). (Credit: NOAA) Sydney Levitus, an award-winning oceanographer and …
March 16, 2011 U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that he would allow fishermen and businesses until May 6, 2011, to submit complaints about potentially excessive enforcement penalties to the Special Master for review, as well as request …
February 14, 2011 Steven Koch spent time in Norman, Okla., while he earned his doctorate in meteorology in 1979. He’ll return to Norman in late April as the new director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory, the laboratory most involved with tornado …
NOAA: January 2011 Ranked 17th Warmest on Record February 15, 2011 Last month was the 17th warmest January for combined global land and ocean surface temperature since records began in 1880. La Niña, with its cooling effect on the central and eastern …
February 16, 2011 NOAA scientists launch an ozonesonde via balloon to measure of the vertical profile of the ozone layer. NOAA releases ozonesondes at eight sites worldwide, including the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. It also uses satellite and ground …
The low Arctic pressure field is shown by purple colors in the figure for December 1968–1996. Strong Polar Vortex winds circle this pressure field, trapping cold air in the Arctic regions. In December 2009, this pattern broke down, Polar Vortex winds …
New Analysis Released by the World Resources Institute February 25, 2011 This report serves as a wake-up for policy-makers, business leaders, ocean managers, and others about the urgent need for greater protection for coral reefs. As this report makes …
Methane, chemically known as CH4, is composed of a single carbon atom surrounded by four hydrogen atoms. Negatively charged particles (electrons) whirling around the hydrogen atoms force them to sit as far as possible — 109.5 degrees exactly — from each …
Following spill, Resource Trustees seeking multiple rounds of public input February 19, 2011 To advance the ongoing natural resource restoration planning process following the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA and the Department of the …
February 22, 2011 NOAA will survey recreational fishermen to estimate their annual fishing expenses. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) NOAA is again surveying saltwater anglers across the nation to update and improve estimates of the overall economic …
March 14th through 18th Marks 2011 Flood Awareness Week March 14, 2011 Severe flooding. Download here. (Credit: With permission from Rick Murray.) With many communities throughout the nation facing threats of spring flooding, the Federal Emergency …
As delivered on Feb. 23 by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator as part of a Press Launch of the World Resources Institute Reefs at Risk Revisited at the National Press Club, Washington, DC …
February 28, 2011 NOAA today proposed new measures for the 2011 groundfishing year that give fishermen greater opportunity to fish in Northeast waters, assist small vessel owners, and continue important stock rebuilding. The rule, called Framework 45, is …
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