April 20, 2012 As the nation marks the first anniversary of one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are teaming up during …
April 19, 2012 NOAA’s Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is seeking public comment to guide a review of the sanctuary’s marine zones — areas set aside for specific uses — and regulations that will shape Florida Keys marine conservation for the …
April 19, 2012 NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer conducts operations in the northern Gulf of Mexico. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) From today through April 28, the public can watch live undersea video and listen in as ocean explorers …
April 17, 2012 21st century "message in a bottle" collects climate data Getting an early jump on Earth Day, students from several Boston-area schools helped ready and deploy a National Oceanic and …
April 17, 2012 NOAA today released a comprehensive draft management plan and environmental assessment for the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary for public review and comment. The plan, based on several years of scientific assessment and public input, …
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 …
April 13, 2012 Hurricane Irene is pictured over the Bahamas on August 25, 2011 at 12:15Z. High resolution (Credit: NOAA/NASA) Irene has been retired from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World …
April 12, 2012 This image from the GOES-7 satellite shows Hurricane Andrew at its peak intensity on August 24, 1992 before making landfall near Homestead, FL. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) This week, the GOES-7 satellite, one …
April 12, 2012 Diver in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider …
April 11, 2012 A storm rolls into Coors Field in Denver, Colo. (Credit: Rich Clarkson and Assoc.) Fans of Colorado Rockies baseball can feel safer when severe thunderstorms threaten Coors Field now that the park has earned designation …
April 5, 2012 Screenshot of the app (Credit: NANOOS) A new suite of online portal and smartphone apps is providing information on tsunami zones in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Tsunami Evacuation Zones online …
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 iPhone, including Seasonal and Dynamic Management Areas, …
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 end result of collaborative work with the fishing industry to find a solution that prevented a much larger cut to …
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 Survey (NGS) Coastal Mapping Program, they …
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 …
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) …
March 22, 2012 Part of the "locavore" trend, Bob Campbell of Yankee Fishermen's Co-Op sells lobster and shrimp to patrons at a winter farmer’s market in Exeter, N.H. Download here . (Credit: New Hampshire Sea Grant) …
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 …
March 20, 2012 The report, A Biogeographic Assessment of Seabirds, Deep Sea Corals and Ocean Habitats of the New York Bight is available online . Download here (Credit: NOAA) A newly released NOAA study will help New York state …
March 15, 2012 U.S. Spring Flood Risk Map for 2012. Read the full National Hydrologic Assessment . Download here (Credit: NOAA) For the first time in four years, no area of the country faces a high risk of major to record spring …
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