July 1, 2013 NOAA's Climate Prediction Center unveiled a new U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook product, which more accurately reflects rapidly evolving drought conditions across the country. Download here (Credit:NOAA) On June 27, the President's …
A humpback whale feeds in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Download image here. (Credit: NOAA) Pink coral at Rose Atoll in National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. Download image here. (Credit: NOAA) Diver explores bow of E.B. Allen in …
June 27, 2013 NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) recently completed two key programmatic reviews at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and is continuing a steady, on schedule and on budget march toward the 2017 launch of JPSS-1, the second in the …
NOAA’s PORTS® enhances economy and safety for boaters, commercial shippers June 27, 2013 ® Download image here. (Credit: NOAA) ® Download image here. (Credit: NOAA) A CO-OPS employee installs an air gap sensor which measures bridge clearance on the Don …
National Lightning Safety Awareness Week begins today June 24, 2013 NOAA's National Weather Service has discovered that 64 percent of lightning deaths since 2006 occurred while people were participating in leisure activities, with fishing topping the …
Also anticipating smaller hypoxia levels than in past in Chesapeake Bay June 18, 2013 Less oxygen dissolved in the water is often referred to as a “dead zone” (in red above) because most marine life either dies, or, if they are mobile such as fish, leave …
June 14, 2013 Just below the surface of Lake Huron, a diver photographs the German freighter Nordmeer, which ran aground in 1966 and eventually sank in 40 feet of water. The relatively shallow depth of the wreck site provides divers more time to explore …
Acquisition expands protected land in Reserva Natural Corredor Ecologico del Noreste June 13, 2013 NOAA's Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program helped acquire more than 87 acres of critical coastal habitat in Puerto Rico, that will serve to …
New land purchase preserves key New York migratory fish spawning, nursery areas June 13, 2013 NOAA's Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program helped protect over 300 acres of critical lands along the Hudson River near the town of Stockport, NY …
According to NCDC’s 2012 weather and climate disasters information, 2012 saw 11 weather and climate disaster events each with losses exceeding $1 billion in damages. This makes 2012 the second costliest year since 1980, with a total of more than $110 …
Posted June 6, 2013 “Healthy Oceans and Coasts For a Resilient America” Welcome and Opening Keynote Address Capitol Hill Oceans Week Newseum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 Kathryn D. Sullivan, Ph.D. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans …
June 5, 2013 Right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) skim feeding with NOAA ship Delaware II in the background. Download here (Credit:NOAA/NEFSC) NOAA Fisheries Service is seeking comments on its proposal to make permanent the rules it implemented five years ago …
May 23, 2013 NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured this infrared view of Tropical Storm Alvin on May 16 at 1200 UTC (8 a.m. EDT) as it continued moving west and away from Mexico. Alvin was the first tropical storm of the year in the Eastern Pacific. ( …
Era of high activity for Atlantic hurricanes continues May 23, 2013 Hurricane Sandy as seen from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on October 28, 2012. Download here (Credit:NOAA/NASA) In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate …
Risk Area (sq. mi.) Area Pop. Some Larger Population Centers in Risk AreaMODERATE 15,720 94,406 Altus, OK...Memphis, TX...Munday, TX... SLIGHT 179,676 32,590,679 Philadelphia, PA...Baltimore, MD...Washington, DC...Plano, TX...Lubbock, TX... For best …
Partners offer safety tips for boaters and passengers May 20, 2013 National Safe Boating Week runs from May 18 to 24. Download here (Credit: NOAA) This year, more than 80 million Americans will enjoy boating with friends and family. The National Safe …
Note: The data presented in this report are preliminary. Ranks and anomalies may change as more complete data are received and processed. Effective September 2012, the GHCN-M version 3.2.0 dataset of monthly mean temperature replaced the GHCN-M version 3.1 …
Public is invited to try beta version of MyNOAACharts May 20, 2013 MyNOAACharts, a mobile app beta test for Android tablets, can easily integrate the user's location, the nautical chart, and all the navigational information from the U.S. Coast Pilot. …
Report presented to U.S. Coast Guard for use in contingency plans May 20, 2013 Disabled T/B DBL 152 vessel discharges oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. Download here (Credit:ENTRIX, Inc. ) NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard today a new report that …
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