New ship will support NOAA marine research on U.S. West Coast June 18, 2012 NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker will assess fish stocks and study other marine life, including marine mammals and sea turtles, on the U.S. West Coast. Download here. (Credit: Val Ihde, …
June 24-30 is Lightning Safety Awareness Week June 20, 2012 This week, NOAA’s National Weather Service is taking its lightning safety message to the “lightning capital of the country” – Tampa, Fla., a city with more lightning strikes than any other in the …
June 20, 2012 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 the area. Habitats that would normally be teeming with life become, …
June 25, 2012 The Commerce Department today announced the appointment of 30 new and returning members to the eight regional fishery management councils that partner with NOAA’s Fisheries Service to manage ocean fish stocks. The councils were established by …
Maps and Graphics Temperature and Precipitation Ranks U.S. Percentage Areas More Information National Overview: Supplemental June and January-June Information Climate Highlights — June The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during June was 71.2°F, …
Meteorologists are now using information for weather forecasts June 26, 2012 Peering inside Tropical Storm Aletta: Suomi NPP flew over Aletta on May 15. The ATMS sensor can detect subtle differences in moisture, allowing it to see through cloud tops. In …
June 2012 Blended Land and Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies in degrees Celsius The average global temperature across land and oceans during June 2012 was 0.63°C (1.13°F) above the 20th century average of 15.5°C (59.9°F) and ranked as the fourth warmest …
July 2, 2012 Views of inundated areas of New Orleans following breaking of the levees surrounding the city as the result of storm surge from Hurricane Katrina (2005). Download here. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey has announced a new website — …
July 3, 2012 Subsistence whale harvest: Photo taken near Barrow, Alaska featuring an umiak (OO-me-ack), a boat made from walrus skins. Inupiaq traditionally use umiaks when hunting whales and other marine mammals. (Credit: Adrienne Boland) Today, the …
July 5, 2012 In its first-ever seasonal harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie, NOAA researchers are predicting that western Lake Erie will have a mild bloom this summer, equivalent to conditions last seen in 2007. Lake Erie has been plagued by a …
July 6, 2012 Greenpeace presented U.S. delegation at the IWC in Panama with letter and more almost 53,000 signatures thanking President Obama and his administration for supporting whale conservation and asking him to continue supporting the international …
First four-month forecast issued; no bleaching seen in Northern Hemisphere through October July 9, 2012 Healthy coral reefs contain thousands of fish and invertebrate species found nowhere else on Earth. They provide millions of dollars to local economies …
July 9, 2012 Researchers with the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory collect samples of microbes, including bacteria and viruses, from Lake Huron, April 17, 2012. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Visitors to Lake Huron this summer may have a …
Commissioner Lee, Ambassador Kim, Student Ambassadors for the USA Pavillion, friends and guests: Thank you for joining us today. On behalf of President Obama and the United States of America, welcome to the National Day of the United States of America …
Thank you, Bob, and my thanks to Terry Hughes, the other organizers and the sponsors of this conference as well as the traditional owners and custodians of this beautiful place. Your Excellency, other distinguished participants, fellow scientists and …
New NOAA-led report examines climate conditions experienced around the world July 10, 2012 The lead character of the 2011 climate story was a double dip La Niña, which chilled the Pacific at the start and end of the year. Many of the 2011 seasonal climate …
Did You Know? Global Temperature Percentile Maps Global anomaly maps are an essential tool when describing the current state of the climate across the globe. Temperature anomaly maps tell us whether the temperature observed for a specific place and time …
Did You Know? Global Temperature Percentile Maps Global anomaly maps are an essential tool when describing the current state of the climate across the globe. Temperature anomaly maps tell us whether the temperature observed for a specific place and time …
July 23, 2012 Winners of the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers: From left is Anthony Arguez of NOAA NCDC; Rebecca Washenfelder of CIRES (top right); and Kyle Van Houtan of NOAA Fisheries (lower right). (Credit: NOAA) The …
Cruise results will guide future management of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary July 24, 2012 Scientists from Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and partner agencies will depart Key West Thursday aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster to map fish …
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