February 13, 2012 Americans today face challenging economic times. Families are sitting down at their kitchen tables and making tough choices with tighter budgets. Businesses are weighing whether to hire new employees or expand operations. …
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 high-altitude cloud tops. When all of CrIS’s channels are used, users and …
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 than 1.1 million …
January 30, 2012 Screen shot of new USS Monitor 150th Anniversary website. Website link (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today launched a new website highlighting the 150-year history of the USS Monitor on …
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 …
January 26, 2012 Last week we were informed of the passing of former NOAA Administrator (1985-87) and physicist Dr. Anthony “Tony” Calio. Known for his strong leadership, Dr. Calio advanced the effort to modernize NOAA’s National Weather …
January 25, 2012 Recreational fishing. (Credit: NOAA) NOAA today announced it has begun to use an improved method to estimate the amount of fish caught by saltwater anglers, which will allow rules that fishermen follow to be based on …
January 23, 2012 SARSAT System Overview. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) In 2011, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 207 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding …
January 23, 2012 Isaac Hayes, Ph.D. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Isaac Held, Ph.D., a senior research scientist with the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, N.J., will receive the …
January 21, 2012 Weather-Ready Nation emergency response vehicle unveiled at the National Weather Service's New Orleans/Baton Rouge office. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The National Weather Service’s New Orleans/Baton Rouge …
January 20, 2012 Leatherback Sea Turtle. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA announced today the designation of additional critical habitat to provide protection for endangered leatherback sea turtles along …
January 19, 2012 Selected Annual Climate Records for 2011 - Green dots show the wettest, yellow dots the driest, red dots the warmest and blue dots the coolest records. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) According to NOAA scientists, …
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 …
January 12, 2012 The Gulfstream IV-SP (G-IV) is a high altitude, high speed, twin turbofan jet aircraft acquired by NOAA in 1996. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) A highly specialized NOAA jet typically used to study hurricanes will …
January 10, 2012 Right whales. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Three large commercial vessels who were assessed civil penalties this fall for violating seasonal speed limits designed to protect one of the most endangered whale …
January 9, 2012 A view of the oil source as seen during an overflight on May 20, 2010. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) By combining detailed chemical measurements in the deep ocean, in the oil slick, and in the air, NOAA scientists …
January 5, 2012 Today, I’m pleased to announce that I’ve chosen Eric Schwaab, assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries, to serve as NOAA’s acting assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management, a position left vacant by the …
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 …
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 …
December 19, 2011 The Deepwater Horizon site. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) 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 …
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