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 …
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 …
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 …
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 showing what the unknown sailor may have looked like while aboard the USS Monitor in 1862. See …
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 the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series …
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 by NOAA, the workshop will …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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