December 19, 2011 The amount of air pollutants in the atmospheric plume generated by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was similar to a large city according to a new NOAA-led study published today in a special issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of …
December 22, 2011 Mother and baby Beluga whale in the Arctic. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA is seeking public comment on a draft environmental impact statement describing how offshore oil and gas activities in the U.S. Beaufort and Chukchi seas could affect marine …
December 22, 2011 NOAA has awarded the first year of an anticipated five-year, $4 million grant to scientists researching the causes of Ciguatera fish poisoning, the most common form of algal toxin-induced seafood poisoning in the world, focusing on the …
New NOAA-led analysis shows gases and oil in three chemically different mixtures deep underwater, in the surface slick, in the air January 9, 2012 A view of the oil source as seen during an overflight on May 20, 2010. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) By …
Speed restrictions in seasonal management areas reduce risk of death to endangered whales January 10, 2012 Three large commercial vessels who were assessed civil penalties this fall for violating seasonal speed limits designed to protect one of the most …
January 18, 2012 Dr. Robert Detrick, assistant administrator of NOAA research office. (Credit: NOAA) Robert Detrick, Ph.D, a marine geophysicist, was named the new head of NOAA’s research office today. Detrick will start as the assistant administrator of …
NOAA announces two additional severe weather events reached $1 billion damage threshold, raising 2011’s billion-dollar disaster count from 12 to 14 events January 19, 2012 Selected Annual Climate Records for 2011 - Green dots show the wettest, yellow dots …
New science shows overfishing has ended February 8, 2012 Gulf of Maine winter flounder. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA announced today that it is doubling the amount of Gulf of Maine winter flounder commercial fishermen can catch from almost 510,000 pounds to more …
January 23, 2012 In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by …
January 27, 2012 On January 27, the City of Los Angeles will be recognized by NOAA’s National Weather Service as StormReady® and the largest city in the nation to become TsunamiReady™. The nationwide voluntary community preparedness programs use a …
Commissioning of all instrumentation on America’s new Suomi NPP satellite nearly complete February 8, 2012 In this CrIS image the orange colors represent very warm sea surface temperatures, while magenta represents both very cold temperatures, as well as …
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 …
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