Drought lingers in southern Plains and Southeast, expands in West and upper Midwest March 15, 2012 For the first time in four years, no area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring flooding, largely due to the limited winter snowfall, …
February 21, 2012 Pictured here is an artist rendering of the completed National Water Center. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Construction began today for NOAA’s National Water Center on The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, which will strengthen …
February 23, 2012 Artist rendering of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (NPP), which NASA launched on October 28, 2011 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. (Credit: NOAA) In the near future, NOAA scientists will begin using …
February 24, 2012 The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of Francis D. “Dewey” Hemilright Jr. of North Carolina to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Under this appointment, Hemilright will serve on the council until August 10, …
Annual meeting kicks off March 1 in Norman, Okla. February 29, 2012 Communicating the hazards of severe weather will be the focus of the annual National Severe Weather Workshop, March 1-3 at the National Center for Employee Development in Norman. Organized …
Public invited to tour Air Force Reserve “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft March 1, 2012 NHC Director Bill Read chats with visitors to the USAF Hurricane Hunter aircraft during its visit to Roosevelt Roads, P.R., last year. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA and …
April 2, 2012 NOAA announced today that fishermen will be allowed to catch up to 6,700 metric tons of Gulf of Maine cod in 2012. This is the end result of collaborative work with the fishing industry to find a solution that prevented a much larger cut to …
Recreates faces of two sailors found in ill-fated ship’s gun turret, asks public for help to identify March 6, 2012 LEFT: Clay model of the face of a USS Monitor sailor whose remains were found in the gun turret in 2002. RIGHT: Computer enhanced image …
March 9, 2012 NOAA and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are once again partnering for National Flood Safety Awareness Week, March 12 –16. This is a time for individuals, families, businesses and communities to understand their risk for …
March 9, 2012 Donna Wieting, Deputy Director of NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management joins Marc Miller, Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, to display the new Illinois Coastal Management Program banner in Chicago …
March 15, 2012 California sea lions consuming salmon just below the Columbia River’s Bonneville Dam. Download here (Credit: With permission from the U.S. Corps of Engineers) NOAA’s Fisheries Service said today it was authorizing Idaho, Oregon and …
March 20, 2012 A layer of Antarctic Bottom Water colder than 0ºC (colors, with darkest blue areas having the thickest layer, and white none) covers the ocean floor around Antarctica (center, shaded grey). Rates at which this layer is thinning during the …
March 27, 2012 Plan of Fort Jackson, 1862 Gerdes and his men surveyed and mapped the flotilla’s successful mortar bombardment of Fort Jackson. Download here. (Credit: NOAA Coast Survey sketch, from the Coast Survey historical collection) As the Civil War …
March 27, 2012 Jianglong Zhang, Ph.D., an award-winning meteorologist and atmospheric scientist, will receive the prestigious NOAA David S. Johnson Award, which recognizes young scientists for their innovative use of environmental satellite data. (Credit: …
Economic study shows value of program to coastal economies March 28, 2012 NOAA collects aerial imagery used to improve the accuracy of shoreline data. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) For every dollar American taxpayers spend on NOAA’s National Geodetic …
New iPad, iPhone app helps mariners avoid endangered right whales April 4, 2012 For the first time, mariners operating along the U.S. east coast can receive a visual display of all relevant right whale management initiatives and warnings via their iPad or …
April 16, 2012 A view of Delgada Canyon offshore Northern California, as portrayed in NOAA’s new online viewer. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has made sea floor maps and other data on the world’s coasts, continental shelves and deep ocean available …
April 16, 2012 War of 1812 commemorative chart poster of New York harbor. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) As the nation kicks off maritime celebrations to commemorate the War of 1812, NOAA is releasing special navigation products that will help recreational …
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