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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

First JPSS antenna installed as NOAA continues to highlight consequences of budget shortfall

June 7, 2011 Artist rendering of the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) program, which will deliver the next-generation of polar-orbiting satellites, reached a key milestone with the …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal

Same toxin known to affect humans now identified for the first time in a marine mammal species June 7, 2011 Hawaiian Monk Seal swims in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) Researchers from NOAA have discovered a …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

U.S. slightly cooler and wetter than normal in May

June 9, 2011 Last month, the contiguous United States had dramatic shifts in regional temperatures, but overall May was slightly cooler and wetter than normal. The spring was marked by record moisture in the Northwest and the Ohio River Valley, while …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

NOAA proposes critical habitat revision for the Hawaiian monk seal, seeks public comment

June 8, 2011 Hawaiian monk seal hauled out on a beach in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to rest. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) NOAA’s Fisheries Service has proposed 16 areas as critical habitat for the endangered Hawaiian monk seal under the Endangered …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

Creating a NOAA Climate Service

June 22, 2011 WRITTEN STATEMENT OF JANE LUBCHENCO, Ph.D. UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE AND NOAA ADMINISTRATOR NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ON THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

Commerce and NOAA release national aquaculture policies to increase domestic seafood production, create sustainable jobs, and ...

June 9, 2011 Shellfish aquaculture currently makes up about two-third of U.S. marine aquaculture. Pictured here is oyster aquaculture in Tomales, California. Download here. (Credit: NOAA.) The Department of Commerce and NOAA today released national …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:21 GMT

NOAA announces agency-wide move to cloud-based unified messaging technology

Cites greater efficiency and reduced cost June 9, 2011 NOAA announced today an $11.5 million, three-year award to Earth Resources Technologies, Inc. for cloud-based unified messaging services. The agency-wide transition will modernize e-mail and calendar …

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