NOAA Press Releases

NOAA award will aid Long Island communities and New York’s shellfish industry threatened by toxic algal blooms

November 7, 2011 NOAA has awarded $125,614 for the first year of an anticipated $591,082, three-year project to New York scientists researching new methods of monitoring and predicting Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) caused by the toxic algae Alexandrium and …

October warmer than average in the United States

Early season storm breaks October snowfall records across the Northeast, while record drought continues across the Southern Plains November 8, 2011 October 2011 temperature divisional rank maps. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) During October, a persistent …

Biofilter for removing algal toxins from Great Lakes to be developed with NOAA grant

November 9, 2011 NOAA has awarded a team of scientists $182,982 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $703,777 project for research that could lead to an instrument, called a biofilter, that could break down harmful algal toxins in the Great Lakes …

Greenhouse gas index continues climbing

November 9, 2011 NOAA's Patricia Lang prepares to measure greenhouse gas levels inside a flask that is part of NOAA's global air sampling network. Network measurements, made from remote sites around the world, are critical to NOAA's Annual …

Statement from Russell F. Smith III, deputy assistant secretary for international fisheries

November 10, 2011 Scientists researching harmful algal bloom “hot spots” off southern and central California have been awarded $821,673 for the first year of an anticipated 5-year $4,076,929 project to investigate methods that could provide early warning …

Global temperatures 8th warmest on record for October

Strengthened La Niña conditions expected through winter November 15, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies - October 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe experienced its eighth warmest October since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea …

NOAA awards a total of $10.8 million to four minority serving institutions to train next generation of scientists

Awards may grow to $15 million for each university over five years November 16, 2011 Students pursuing applied research in NOAA-related scientific fields. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of Education announced that it has awarded grants totaling $10.8 million …

Grant awarded by NOAA to save endangered sea turtles from toxic red tides in the Gulf of Mexico

November 21, 2011 Florida scientists and veterinarians studying the causes of sea turtle deaths in the Gulf of Mexico have been awarded $227,793 for the first year of an anticipated three-year, $653,379 project to determine how the red tide toxin, or …

Active 2011 hurricane season breaks 'Hurricane Amnesia'

Irene the first hurricane to hit U.S. in three years; Northeast reminded it’s also vulnerable November 28, 2011 (Updated Jan. 26, 2012) The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30, having produced a total of 19 tropical storms of …

Scientists link upward trend in pollution to increased intensity of Arabian Sea tropical cyclones

November 28, 2011 NASA MODIS image of Tropical Cyclone Gonu (June 4, 2007). Download here. (Credit: courtesy of NASA) A 'brown cloud' of pollution over the Indian Ocean resulting from human activities has led to stronger tropical cyclones in the …

Arctic settles into new phase - warmer, greener, and less ice

December 1, 2011 NOAA Arctic StarDot NetCam - Monday, July 5, 2010. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) An international team of scientists who monitor the rapid changes in the Earth’s northern polar region say that the Arctic is entering a new state – one with …

Remarks from the NOAA Administrator on the challenges assuring the health of the Gulf of Mexico (2011 State of the Gulf of ...

State of the Gulf Summit 2011 Houston, TX Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator As Delivered December 5, 2011 It’s nice to be back in the Gulf region! This Summit is timely:    We can take stock of …

GOES-15 activated - GOES-11 retired after nearly 12 years service

December 6, 2011 On Dec. 6, 2011 at 1545z, GOES-15 took its first infrared image as the operational geostationary satellite positioned over the Pacific - called GOES-West. This image shows a portion of that first image. The clouds are colorized based on …

U.S. Autumn and November both warmer than average - nation sets record with dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year

U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year December 7, 2011 Billion dollar weather/climate disasters 1980 - November 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) November and the September-November autumn season were warmer than …

NOAA issues scientific integrity policy

December 7, 2011 Scientists conducting research in Alaska. Download here. (Credit: Dave Partee/Alaska Sea Grant) NOAA’s commitment to science was further solidified today with the release of a scientific integrity policy by Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., …

Yellow perch quickly purge a harmful algal toxin

December 8, 2011 Great Lakes perch lovers will find good news in a new NOAA study that shows yellow perch efficiently eliminate a harmful algal toxin from their tissues. The findings suggest that unless the fish are caught during a toxic algal bloom, …

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service propose policy to improve implementation of Endangered Species Act

Coral reef successfully restored after 2002 boat grounding in Florida Keys

December 9, 2011 Following a 2002 boat grounding near Key West, restoration biologists assessed the damage and reattached broken corals. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the Florida Keys National Marine …

Legislation drafted by NOAA to protect U.S. fishermen from unfair competition

Bill would keep vessels with illegally caught seafood out of U.S. ports December 13, 2011 Illegal Fishing Off the Coast of Gabon (Sept. 6, 2011). Download here. (Credit: NOAA) A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels …

Remarks by the NOAA Administrator on a Weather-Ready Nation at the Severe Weather Symposium in Norman, Oklahoma

“The Weather-Ready Nation Charge” Opening Remarks at Severe Weather Symposium NOAA National Weather Center, Norman OK December 13, 2011 Dr. Jane Lubchenco Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator   As Delivered via VTC …