2009 yearly precipitation and temperature above average January 12, 2010 NOAA’s State of the Climate report shows the December 2009 average temperature for the contiguous United States was 30.2 degrees F, which is 3.2 degrees F below average. Last month’s …
January 12, 2010 Derelict fishing gear snagged on a coral reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. High resolution (Credit: NOAA PIFSC CRED.) Today, NOAA and several partners in Hawaii announced a comprehensive long-term plan to …
January 14, 2010 NOAA joined federal, state, and local groups on Wednesday in Alviso, Calif., on the shores of San Francisco Bay to view the breaching of an earthen levee at a South Bay salt pond, an important step in the $7.6 million Recovery Act project …
January 15, 2010 NOAA’s fleet of satellites played a vital role in the rescues of 195 people during life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters in 2009. In each incident, NOAA satellites pinpointed these downed …
Underwater Communication Network May Sense Tsunamis January 19, 2010 Tsunamis send electric signals through the ocean that appear to be sensed by the vast network of communication cables on the seabed, according to a new study led by Manoj Nair of the …
January 19, 2010 Forecasters at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colorado. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) For decades, experts have searched for signs in the sun that could lead to more accurate forecasts of solar flares — powerful …
January 20, 2010 NOAA WP-3D Orion aircraft collected ozone data for this study. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is …
January 21, 2010 NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting naval exercises off the Gulf of Mexico coast. The regulations require the Navy …
January 21, 2010 NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco has directed the agency’s enforcement and legal offices to take steps to promote greater transparency in law enforcement, ensure fairness in penalties, and improve lines of communication with commercial …
For the year, 2009 Annual Temperature Tied for Fifth-Warmest January 21, 2010 The global ocean surface temperature was the second warmest on record for December, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Based on …
January 22, 2010 Rendering of NOAA's new Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco was on hand today to mark the start of construction on NOAA’s Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center in …
January 25, 2010 NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Google have signed a cooperative research and development agreement outlining how they will work together to create state-of-the-art visualizations of scientific data to illustrate how …
Byproduct of refrigerant chemicals remains in the atmosphere 300 years January 27, 2010 The drilling rig and apparatus neded to drill the hole into the snow and into which the sampling tubes are inserted. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Despite a decade of …
$500 Reward Offered for Returning Whole Tagged Fish January 27, 2010 Larry Alade of NEFSC prepares the conventional t-bar tags for insertion. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Researchers are working with commercial fishermen to put electronic tags on …
January 27, 2010 NOAA awarded the University of Hawaii at Manoa Kewalo Marine Laboratory a $199,996 grant to address the effects of land-based sources of pollution on coral reefs in the Pacific. The money will fund the first year of a five-year, $1 million …
February 8, 2010 In a press conference earlier today, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco unveiled a new Web site that will serve as a single point-of-entry for NOAA’s climate information, data, products and services. This …
January 29, 2010 NOAA notified the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a letter sent today that, consistent with GAO’s recommendations, NOAA will conduct an assessment of whether there was a practicable alternative to awarding a lease to the Port of …
Storm Surge and Flooding Prediction Dropped in New Scale February 17, 2010 Senior Hurricane Specialist Jack Beven discusses the forecast track of Hurricane Bill with hurricane specialist unit branch chief James Franklin and NHC director Bill Read, August, …
Will lead delegation to June meeting in Morocco February 19, 2010 Monica Medina, Commerce Department principal deputy under secretary for oceans and atmosphere, has been appointed the U.S. commissioner for the International Whaling Commission by President …
Bell M. Shimada to support marine research on the West Coast February 2, 2010 NOAA's newest fisheries survey vessel, Bell M. Shimada. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA has taken delivery of Bell M. Shimada, the agency’s newest high-tech fisheries …
