Public and media invited to tour hurricane hunter aircraft April 25, 2011 NOAA hurricane experts will visit five U.S. East Coast cities aboard a NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft to raise awareness about storm threats and the danger of being caught without a …
April 25, 2011 Eric Schwaab, assistant NOAA administrator for fisheries, joined officials from the town of Brewster, Mass., and other partners today on the shores of Cape Cod’s Stony Brook to celebrate the completion of a American Reinvestment and Recovery …
April 26, 2011 Today, we are releasing phase one of an independent assessment of the fishery management system in New England that I requested last year. This review was initiated last fall following a recommendation by John Pappalardo, the chairman of the …
NOAA scientists, colleagues study the wake effect of wind turbines for improved efficiency, reduced damage April 26, 2011 To improve energy production by wind farms, NOAA researchers and colleagues are launching a study this month to make visible the …
April 28, 2011 NOAA today proposed raising the catch limit for Atlantic sea scallop vessels from the current level of 47 million pounds to 51 million pounds in 2011 and to 55 million pounds in 2012. “The sustainable and profitable scallop fishery has …
April 28, 2011 Mississippi Canyon 751 site, where coral and cold seep habitats intersect. On the left, the gorgonian coral Callogorgia americana. On the right is the seep tubeworm. High resolution (Credit: Image courtesy of Lophelia II Team 2009, NOAA-OER …
April 30, 2011 Before and after imagery depicting tornado damage in the vicinity of the intersection of 15th St. E. and McFarland Blvd. E. in southeast Tuscaloosa, AL. The before imagery is courtesy of Google, the after imagery was acquired from an …
May 4, 2011 Dr. Kathy Sullivan has been appointed as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Credit: Courtesy Dr. K. Sullivan) Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D., was …
May 9, 2011 NOAA Corps Cmdr. Lawrence Krepp has assumed command of NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, one of the world’s most technologically advanced hydrographic survey vessels. At a May 6 change-of-command ceremony in Norfolk, Krepp relieved Cmdr. Shepard …
May 9, 2011 NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey disc, commemorating the national center of population as calculated by the Census Bureau and measured by the National Geodetic Survey. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Townspeople, elected representatives, …
April U.S. temperature ranked 39th warmest, precipitation ranked 10th wettest May 9, 2011 Historic flooding, a record-breaking tornado outbreak and devastating wildfire activity made April 2011 a month of historic climate extremes across much of the United …
May 11, 2011 The third U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (SED) meeting was held May 9–10 in Washington, D.C. A significant outcome of the SED relates to their cooperation on observing greenhouse gases and a renewed dialogue on bilateral fisheries …
NOAA-funded program develops solution to address need May 12, 2011 The Kennedy Bridge over the Niger River shown in May 2003 after the area's driest year since 1987. High resolution (Credit: With permission from Niger Basin Authority.) More than …
May 12, 2011 Total revenues increased for the Northeast groundfish vessels during the first nine months of the 2010 fishing year compared to same period in 2009. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Under a new fisheries management program effective since last …
NOAA’s Fisheries Service says authorization comports with court’s concerns May 13, 2011 California sea lions capturing salmon just below the Columbia River’s Bonneville Dam. High resolution (Credit: With permission from the U.S. Corps of Engineers) NOAA’s …
May 16, 2011 Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Jewett, a NOAA scientist with diverse science and management experience in ocean acidification and coastal hypoxia (low oxygen) research programs, will be the first director of NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program. Dr. …
May 16, 2011 Larry Robinson, NOAA deputy administrator and assistant secretary for conservation and management and Mrs. Leyla Tegmo-Reddy, the UN Resident Coordinator for Mauritius and Seychelles, sign an agreement that cements cooperative scientific and …
The State of the Climate Summary Information is a synopsis of the collection of national and global summaries released each month. April global temperatures are fifth warmest La Niña ends; neutral conditions return over the equatorial Pacific Ocean The …
May 16, 2011 Smoke from the Fourmile Canyon wildfire west of Boulder, Colo. in fall 2010 flows toward the city. A new NOAA study found isocyanic acid in the smoke from that fire -- and in urban Los Angeles air, in cigarette smoke, and in laboratory- …
