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 …
December 15, 2011 USCG Healy and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent. working together. (Credit: University of New Hampshire/NOAA) A recent mission marked the completion of a five-year collaboration between the United …
December 15, 2011 Global surface temperature Anomalies - November 2011. High Resolution (Credit: NOAA) The globe experienced its 12th warmest November since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the third …
December 13, 2011 Thank you, Dr. [Berrien] Moore. I regret not being able to attend this symposium in person. But I want to express my full support for this symposium and thank everyone who helped make this symposium a reality. And thank you to …
December 13, 2011 Illegal Fishing Off the Coast of Gabon (Sept. 6, 2011). Download here. (Credit: NOAA) A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports to offload their …
December 9, 2011 Following a 2002 boat grounding near Key West, restoration biologists assessed the damage and reattached broken corals. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) Corals damaged in 2002 when a boat ran aground in the …
December 7, 2011 Thank you, Mike [McPhaden, AGU President]. It’s a particular pleasure for me to be here among colleagues, partners, and friends. NOAA’S SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICY Before I begin my formal remarks, I want to thank you and …
December 8, 2011 Great Lakes perch lovers will find good news in a new NOAA study that shows yellow perch efficiently eliminate a harmful algal toxin from their tissues. The findings suggest that unless the fish are caught during a toxic algal bloom, …
December 7, 2011 Scientists conducting research in Alaska. Download here. (Credit: Dave Partee/Alaska Sea Grant) NOAA’s commitment to science was further solidified today with the release of a scientific integrity policy by …
December 7, 2011 Billion dollar weather/climate disasters 1980 - November 2011. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) November and the September-November autumn season were warmer than average across the contiguous U.S., according …
December 6, 2011 On December 6, 2011 at 1545z, GOES-15 took its first infrared image as the operational geostationary satellite positioned over the Pacific - called GOES-West. This image shows a portion of that first image. The clouds are …
December 5, 2011 It’s nice to be back in the Gulf region! This Summit is timely: We can take stock of progress made and work yet to do. We have had time for reflection, for investigation, for planning, and for building new …
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