September 15, 2011 NOAA scientist Amy Merten and her team are one of four finalists for the Samuel J. Heyman Partnership for Public Service to America Medal for Homeland Security NOAA scientist Amy Merten and her team are one of …
September 15, 2011 A perspective of the seafloor showing preliminary results of gas seeps detected NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer multibeam sonar in vicinity of Biloxi Dome in Northern Gulf of Mexico. Gas seep locations are shown as blue dots …
September 14, 2011 NOAA has awarded $18,700 to State University of New York scientists to document the first known incidence of a bloom of harmful algae off Long Island’s south shore, study its effects on the area’s shellfish, and test a method that …
September 8, 2011 Beginning today, NOAA will refer new law enforcement cases to administrative law judges (ALJs) from the Environmental Protection Agency. Over the last several months, NOAA has worked with the Office of Personnel Management to …
September 12, 2011 NOAA researchers and collaborators used instruments aboard a research aircraft and the NOAA-sponsored Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute's research vessel Atlantis (pictured) to make a detailed study of emissions …
September 8, 2011 Each dot represents a day where temperatures met or exceeded 100 degrees. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) The blistering heat experienced by the nation during August, as well as the June through August …
September 8, 2011 "Drought is likely to continue in the drought-stricken states of Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico,” said Mike Halpert, deputy director of the Climate Prediction Center. Download here. (Credit: NOAA) La …
September 8, 2011 Area residents may see some big balloons in the air in the next few days as NOAA collects atmospheric information to assist wind farms produce energy. NOAA’s Air Resources Laboratory (ARL) plans to launch weather balloons …
September 7, 2011 NOAA's National Weather Service ranks in the top 15 percent of federal agencies for customer satisfaction, according to a recent public survey. With an essential public safety mission, the agency rated 84 on a scale of 0 to 100 …
September 7, 2011 Significant damage to a home in Norman, Okla., caused by hail on June 14. Download here. (Credit: AER/NOAA) A collaboration announced today uses NOAA research and data to help the insurance industry anticipate and …
September 7, 2011 U.S. commercial fishermen landed 8.2 billion pounds of seafood in 2010, valued at $4.5 billion, an increase of 200 million pounds and more than $600 million in value over 2009, according to a new report released today by NOAA. This …
September 7, 2011 NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco and Maria Damanaki, European Union commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, will sign a historic statement today pledging bilateral cooperation to combat illegal, unreported and …
September 7, 2011 The “moment of discovery” – The site where ‘chemosynthetic’ shrimp and tubeworms were observed together for what scientists believe is the first time in the world. These animals, relying on symbiotic chemosynthetic bacteria, …
September 2, 2011 Dave O’Gorman prepares to deploy a PMEL Argo float off of the R/V Wecoma in 2007. Download here . (Credit: NOAA/JISAO) Scientists can now remotely monitor the ocean’s changing chemistry with help from some of the …
September 1, 2011 NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson continues today on a three-month survey of the sea floor off the coast of New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as part of a …
August 30, 2011 A humpback whale feeds in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Download here . (Credit: NOAA) NOAA and France’s Protected Areas Agency have signed a “sister sanctuary” agreement to support the protection of …
August 25, 2011 Would you like to know about historical storm activity for your hometown? Are you looking for a specific storm track? Are you curious to know where Hurricanes Katrina, Iniki, or Karl made landfall? NOAA’s Historical Hurricane Tracks …
August 25, 2011 “Today, we are pleased to release an independent report from the accounting firm Clifton Gunderson, LLP, of NOAA’s Asset Forfeiture Fund (AFF), that found no abuse of the fund. The report primarily evaluated fund expenditures prior to …
August 24, 2011 The National Weather Service is redoubling efforts to help America become a “Weather-ready” nation, and has launched a new heat safety website in Spanish. The new site aims to educate the nation’s growing Hispanic population about the …
August 24, 2011 The Commerce Department today announced the reappointment of John McMurray of New York to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Under this appointment, McMurray will serve on the council until August 10, 2014. The Mid- …
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