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NOAA Press Releases

1,222 Press Releases

Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:17 GMT

Atmospheric and Environmental Research teams with NOAA on hail and severe storms risk management initiative

Weather risk services firm launches AER Respond for insurers to better manage hail claims September 7, 2011 Significant damage to a home in Norman, Okla., caused by hail on June 14. Download here. (Credit: AER/NOAA) A collaboration announced today uses …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:17 GMT

U.S. experiences second warmest summer on record

Texas has warmest summer on record of any state September 8, 2011 Each dot represents a day where temperatures met or exceeded 100 degrees. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner fuels

September 12, 2011 NOAA researchers and collaborators used instruments aboard a research aircraft and the NOAA-sponsored Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's research vessel Atlantis (pictured) to make a detailed study of emissions from a container …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

NOAA helps New York respond to Long Island South Shore toxic algal bloom

September 14, 2011 NOAA has awarded $18,700 to State University of New York scientists to document the first known incidence of a bloom of harmful algae off Long Island’s south shore, study its effects on the area’s shellfish, and test a method that could …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Success of multibeam sonar to detect and map deep-sea gas seeps

September 15, 2011 A perspective of the seafloor showing preliminary results of gas seeps detected NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer multibeam sonar in vicinity of Biloxi Dome in Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gas seep locations are shown as blue dots and are overlaid …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

NOAA releases first national bycatch report Establishes methodology, baseline for future studies

Establishes methodology, baseline for future studies September 22, 2011 Researchers from NOAA Fisheries and the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife use sonar to study fishing techniques that improve selectivity and reduce bycatch on a commercial …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Sill response team nominated for Service to America honors

September 15, 2011 NOAA scientist Amy Merten and her team are one of four finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Partnership for Public Service to America Medal for Homeland Security NOAA scientist Amy Merten and her team are one of four finalists for the …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Globe had eighth warmest August on record

September 15, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies - August 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe had its eighth warmest August since record keeping began in 1880, while June through August was the seventh warmest such period on record. The …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revise loggerhead sea turtle listing

Changes will help guide conservation efforts September 16, 2011 NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule today changing the listing of loggerhead sea turtles under the Endangered Species Act from a single threatened species to nine …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

VDatum a vital GIS tool for safe navigational products

September 16, 2011 NOAA’s just-completed first edition VDatum tool will allow users to combine and transform geospatial data from different sources onto a single vertical reference surface, removing the largest obstacle GIS users face when creating …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Researchers release study on emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon controlled burns

September 20, 2011 Black smoke billows from a controlled burn of surface oil during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A new study by NOAA and the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) found that controlled burns released …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Global temperatures in September were eighth warmest on record

Annual minimum Arctic sea ice extent second smallest ever recorded October 13, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies - September 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The Earth experienced its eighth warmest September since record keeping began in 1880. …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

'Early warning' coral reef observing network expands to the Pacific

September 21, 2011 Coral reef managers in the Northern Mariana Islands will now receive early warning of dangerous environmental conditions that can weaken and kill high value coral reefs, thanks to a new coral observing station added today in Lao Lao Bay, …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

United States regrets Japan's renewed whaling in the Southern Ocean

October 13, 2011 The United States deeply regrets that Japan has decided to continue its controversial whaling in the Southern Ocean. The United States also expresses its deep concern about the possibility of violence in connection with such whaling. “We …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

NOAA Ship Rainier returns to Alaska to conduct sea floor surveys in support of safe navigation

September 21, 2011 NOAA Ship Rainier has begun a month long survey of the sea floor near Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island as part of a multi-year effort to update nautical charts for the area. In addition to supporting marine navigation, data acquired by …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Agencies partner to help save endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles

NOAA signs bi-national recovery plan for endangered species September 22, 2011 Kemp's ridley turtles are seen during the June 5, 2011 arribada, or mass nesting of turtles, at Rancho Nuevo, Mexico. (Credit: Toni Torres, Gladys Porter Zoo) NOAA’s …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:15 GMT

NOAA announces contract to construct National Water Center

Alabama facility will improve river and flood forecasting September 22, 2011 NOAA today announced the award of a contract to Triune-Beck, Joint Venture V of Dallas to build the new NOAA National Water Center on the campus of the University of Alabama at …

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Published on February 26, 2013 - 12:15 GMT

President to honor high-achieving, early career NOAA scientists

September 26, 2011 James A. Morris, Jr. Erin Oleson David Richardson (Credit: NOAA) Three NOAA scientists were named today as recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor given …

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