2011 News Archive
- December
- 12/22/11 — NOAA awards research grant to help prevent toxin-induced seafood poisoning
- 12/22/11 — NOAA seeks comment on draft environmental impact statement on Arctic oil and gas exploration
- 12/19/11 — Air pollution levels from Deepwater Horizon spill similar to large urban area
- 12/15/11 — U.S.-Canada Arctic Ocean survey partnership saved costs, increased data
- 12/15/11 — NOAA: Global temperatures 12th warmest on record for November
- 12/14/11 — Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees Call for Public Input on Early Restoration of the Gulf
- 12/13/11 — Remarks by the NOAA Administrator on a Weather-Ready Nation at the Severe Weather Symposium in Norman, Oklahoma
- 12/12/11 — Legislation drafted by NOAA to protect U.S. fishermen from unfair competition
- 12/08/11 — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NOAA’s Fisheries Service propose policy to improve implementation of Endangered Species Act
- 12/08/11 — NOAA study: Yellow perch quickly purge a harmful algal toxin
- 12/07/11 — Remarks from the NOAA Administrator on 'Predicting and Managing Extreme Events' at the American Geophysical Union
- 12/07/11 — NOAA issues scientific integrity policy
- 12/07/11 — NOAA: Autumn and November both warmer than average in the United States - U.S. sets record with a dozen billion dollar weather disasters in one year
- 12/06/11 — NOAA activates GOES-15 satellite; deactivates GOES-11 after nearly 12 years in orbit
- 12/06/11 — NOAA releases regional saltwater recreational fishing plans designed to improve fishing, stewardship and science
- 12/05/11 — Remarks from the NOAA Administrator on the challenges to assuring the health of the Gulf of Mexico (2011 State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit)
- 12/01/11 — Arctic settles into new phase – warmer, greener, and less ice
- November
- 11/28/11 — Scientists link upward trend in pollution to increased intensity of Arabian Sea tropical cyclones
- 11/28/11 — Active 2011 hurricane season breaks 'Hurricane Amnesia'
- 11/21/11 — NOAA awards grant to save endangered sea turtles from toxic red tides in the Gulf of Mexico
- 11/21/11 — Statement from Russell F. Smith III, deputy assistant secretary for international fisheries
- 11/16/11 — NOAA awards a total of $10.8 million to four minority serving institutions to train next generation of scientists
- 11/15/11 — NOAA Cooperative Science Centers: Winning The Future (Louisa Koch, Director Office of Education Education Partnership Program’s Cooperative Science Center Announcement. Washington, DC - November 15, 2011)
- 11/15/11 — Adventure Aquarium and New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences designated the region’s first Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center
- 11/15/11 — NOAA: Global temperatures 8th warmest on record for October
- 11/10/11 — NOAA and Coast Guard amend memorandum of agreement clarifying use of Administrative Law Judges for pending NOAA cases
- 11/10/11 — NOAA awards grant to advance harmful algal bloom warnings to protect public and animal health in coastal California
- 11/9/11 — NOAA greenhouse gas index continues climbing
- 11/9/11 — NOAA awards grant to develop a biofilter to remove algal toxins from the Great Lakes
- 11/8/11 — NOAA: October warmer than average in the United States
- 11/8/11 — NOAA seeks input on enforcement priorities
- 11/7/11 — NOAA selects University of Oklahoma to lead weather research partnership
- 11/7/11 — NOAA award will aid Long Island communities and New York’s shellfish industry threatened by toxic algal blooms
- 11/4/11 — NOAA declares string of seal deaths in New England an unusual mortality event
- 11/3/11 — New NOAA-funded research to provide early warning of red tide effects on Maine shellfish
- 11/3/11 — NOAA assesses civil penalties to shrimpers for alleged Turtle Excluder Device violations
- October
- 10/31/11 — NOAA releases plan for managing, protecting Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- 10/28/11 — Dr. Larry Robinson, assistant secretary of commerce for conservation and management, to leave NOAA
- 10/28/11 — Nation’s newest environmental satellite successfully launched
- 10/27/11 — NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco responds to Senator Kerry
- 10/27/11 — NOAA finds bacterial infection as cause of death for five northern Gulf dolphins; investigation continues
- 10/27/11 — NOAA study: Human-caused climate change a major factor in more frequent Mediterranean droughts
- 10/27/11 — NOAA invests nearly $1 million with university partners for hurricane advances
- 10/26/11 — NOAA increases Northeast skate quota for fishermen by 17 million pounds
- 10/25/11 — Naval and ocean engineer to lead NOAA ocean exploration and research office
- 10/25/11 — Statement from NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on release of socioeconomic data on the New England groundfish industry
- 10/25/11 — NOAA releases socioeconomic study to assist stakeholder workshop on how to improve groundfish management
- 10/21/11 — NOAA releases revised Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary draft management plan for public comment
- 10/21/11 — U.S. residents say Hawaii’s coral reef ecosystems worth $33.57 billion per year
- 10/21/11 — NOAA releases status report on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary marine resources
- 10/20/11 — NOAA selects Oregon State University to lead Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies
- 10/20/11 — U.S. dealt another La Niña winter but ‘wild card’ could trump it
- 10/20/11 — NOAA, NASA: Significant ozone hole remains over Antarctica
- 10/19/11 — Statement from Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator - NOAA defrays observer costs and commits to more stakeholder involvement in reforms
- 10/19/11 — NOAA funds grants to implement new technologies for harmful algal bloom monitoring and forecasting in the Gulf of Maine
- 10/19/11 — Space weather prediction model improves NOAA’s forecast skill
- 10/19/11 — NOAA study points to less water loss in future Great Lakes levels
- 10/18/11 — Oceanographer named to head NOAA's Seattle research laboratory
- 10/17/11 — New regional climate science collaborations announced in Alaska, California/Nevada, and the Carolinas
- 10/13/11 — NOAA awards nearly $1 million to University of Miami for coral investigation
- 10/13/11 — Global temperatures in September were eighth warmest on record
- 10/13/11 — New sanctuary research area to help improve understanding of important habitats
- 10/7/11 — U.S. experiences warmer than average September
- 10/4/11 — NOAA names new Special Agent in Charge for Northeast
- 10/3/11 — Testimony by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco on New England groundfish management
- September
- 9/27/11 — Acting Secretary Blank announces $102 million in wetlands, barrier island restoration awards for Louisiana
- 9/26/11 — President to honor high-achieving, early career NOAA scientists
- 9/22/11 — NOAA announces contract to construct National Water Center - Alabama facility will improve river and flood forecasting
- 9/22/11 — NOAA releases first national bycatch report
- 9/22/11 — Agencies partner to help save endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles
- 9/21/11 — NOAA Ship Rainier returns to Alaska to conduct sea floor surveys in support of safe navigation
- 9/21/11 — NOAA’s 'early warning' coral reef observing network expands to the Pacific
- 9/20/11 — NOAA researchers release study on emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon controlled burns
- 9/20/11 — Joplin tornado offers important lessons for disaster preparedness
- 9/19/11 — Ship owners and operators to pay $44 million for 2007 Cosco Busan crash and oil spill
- 9/19/11 — $36.8 million from Cosco Busan settlement to restore natural resources and improve recreation in S.F. Bay Area.
- 9/16/11 — NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revise loggerhead sea turtle listing
- 9/16/11 — NOAA’s VDatum a vital GIS tool for safe navigational products
- 9/15/11 — Agencies directed to take actions to encourage Iceland to change whaling policy
- 9/15/11 — Globe had eighth warmest August on record
- 9/15/11 — NOAA’s spill response team nominated for Service to America honors
- 9/15/11 — NOAA and partners demonstrate success of multibeam sonar to detect and map deep-sea gas seeps
- 9/14/11 — NOAA helps New York respond to Long Island South Shore toxic algal bloom
- 9/8/11 — NOAA-led study: Air pollution caused by ships plummets when vessels shift to cleaner, low-sulfur fuels
- 9/8/11 — NOAA to use EPA administrative law judges for newly docketed enforcement cases
- 9/8/11 — U.S. experiences second warmest summer on record
- 9/8/11 — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center: La Niña is back
- 9/8/11 — NOAA sends balloons aloft to collect data for renewable wind energy project
- 9/7/11 — Atmospheric and Environmental Research teams with NOAA on hail and severe storms risk management initiative
- 9/7/11 — Public gives NOAA’s National Weather Service high marks in customer satisfaction
- 9/7/11 — NOAA: U.S. domestic seafood landings and values increase in 2010
- 9/7/11 — Strange Vent-fellows: Explorers on NOAA expedition discover chemosynthetic shrimp, tubeworms together for first time at hydrothermal vent, also first live vent tubeworms seen in Atlantic waters
- 9/7/11 — U.S., European Union to strengthen cooperation to combat illegal fishing
- 9/2/11 — Argo floats help monitor ocean acidity
- 9/1/11 — NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson conducts sea floor surveys to keep shipping safe along Long Island coast
- August
- 8/30/11 — NOAA, France partner in historic effort to protect North Atlantic humpback whales
- 8/25/11 — NOAA provides easy access to historical hurricane tracks
- 8/25/11 — Statement from Maureen Wylie, NOAA chief financial officer on Asset Forfeiture Fund micropurchase review
- 8/24/11 — National Weather Service launches new heat safety website en Español
- 8/24/11 — NOAA announces re-appointment to Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council
- 8/22/11 — NOAA and three global energy companies agree to share ocean, coastal and meteorological data for the Arctic
- 8/20/11 — NOAA, Oregon crab industry to celebrate continued marine debris partnership
- 8/20/11 — NOAA, Port of Newport dedicate new Marine Operations Center - Pacific facility
- 8/18/11 —'Innovating America’s Clean Energy Future: NOAA Science at Work'— Keynote address by Dr. Jane Lubchenco at the AREDay Summit (Speech)
- 8/18/11 — 'Putting Science to Work for Everyone' -- Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Speech)
- 8/17/11 — NOAA launches new 'smart buoy' near Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
- 8/17/11 — NOAA's National Weather Service taking action to build a 'Weather-ready' nation
- 8/15/11 — Global temperatures were seventh warmest on record for July
- 8/8/11 — NOAA, University of Hawaii, research Maui’s World War II legacy
- 8/8/11 — NOAA: Heat wave leads to fourth warmest July on record for the U.S.
- 8/4/11 — NOAA-supported scientists find large dead zone in Gulf of Mexico
- 8/4/11 — NOAA's Atlantic hurricane season update calls for increase in named storms
- 8/3/11 — NOAA study: Slowing climate change by targeting gases other than carbon dioxide
- 8/2/11 — New NOAA report highlights economic and ecological value of the Gulf coastal region
- July
- 7/27/11 — NOAA, Bermuda partner to protect humpback whales in the North Atlantic
- 7/27/11 — NOAA administrator wins 2011 Blue Planet Prize
- 7/25/11 — Buckson named NOAA Fisheries law enforcement director Brings three decades of marine law enforcement to new role
- 7/22/11 — Making Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Work: The Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan (SAMP) (Speech)
- 7/22/11 — Smitten by Science - Remarks to the National Science Youth Foundation Camp Annual Senate Luncheon (Speech)
- 7/21/11 — NOAA approves Rhode Island plan for offshore energy development, job creation and ocean stewardship
- 7/21/11 — NOAA study: Increase in particles high in Earth’s atmosphere has offset some recent climate warming
- 7/21/11 — NOAA seeks public input on sustainable management of halibut stock
- 7/20/11 — First Battle of Manassas map in NOAA’s Civil War chart collection shows Confederate strategic advantage at Bull Run
- 7/20/11 — NOAA approves catch limit increases and other measures to provide greater flexibility to the sustainable Atlantic sea scallop fishery
- 7/20/11 — Secretary Locke certifies that Iceland’s whaling undermines the International Whaling Commission
- 7/19/11 — NOAA’s Arlene Fiore lauded for atmospheric chemistry research
- 7/18/11 — NOAA Corps officer promoted to rear admiral, appointed director of NOAA fleet operations
- 7/18/11 — NOAA: Crew acted responsibly before, after 2009 whale collision
- 7/18/11 — NOAA, the U.S. Department of Energy and private partners launch project to reduce the cost of energy, including wind energy
- 7/15/11 — U.S. joins more than 50 nations in adopting recommendation to list vessels engaged in illegal fishing around the world
- 7/15/11 — Capt. Randall J. TeBeest assumes command of NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
- 7/15/11 — Strong El Niño could bring increased sea levels, storm surges to U.S. East Coast
- 7/14/11 — NOAA is taking steps to protect sea turtles in the Gulf
- 7/14/11 — Global temperatures were seventh warmest on record for June
- 7/14/11 — Annual stock report shows steady progress toward rebuilding our nation’s fisheries
- 7/11/11 — NOAA announces aquaculture initiative to enable domestic seafood production and create jobs in coastal communities
- 7/8/11 — NOAA: U.S. warmer and drier than normal in June
- 7/7/11 — NOAA Ship Fairweather sets sail to map areas of the Arctic
- 7/6/11 — Widespread flood threat to continue through summer: 2011 could rival Great Flood of 1993
- 7/5/11 — NOAA, BOEMRE and Fish and Wildlife Service Advance Nation’s Largest Survey of Marine Protected Species
- June
- 6/30/11 — Western Governors, NOAA agree to work together to improve climate services for the West
- 6/30/11 — NOAA sets fishing quotas for bluefin tuna - 2011 quotas support international recovery efforts and proactively account for unintentionally caught fish
- 6/29/11 — Average U.S. temperature increases by 0.5 degrees F - New 1981-2010 'normals' to be released this week
- 6/28/11 — El Niño-Southern Oscillation and other climate patterns play a major role in 2010; 2010 one of the two warmest years on record
- 6/27/11 — NOAA and Navy to conduct archaeological survey of two Civil War shipwrecks in Hampton Roads, Va.
- 6/24/11 — NOAA steps up effort to address sea turtle mortality, seeks public input
- 6/24/11 — Climate changing our nation's landscapes: NOAA, American Public Gardens Association unveil partnership to enhance awareness
- 6/22/11 — Creating a NOAA Climate Service (testimony)
- 6/21/11 — Keel-laying ceremony held in Marinette, Wis. for NOAA Survey Vessel Reuben Lasker
- 6/20/11 — Arctic Symposium address by Dr. Jane Lubchenco (speech)
- 6/20/11 — NOAA and partners launch new community-based lightning awareness and safety program
- 6/20/11 — How is NOAA managing funds to protect domestic fishing? (Testimony by Eric Schwaab, assistant administrator for NOAA's Fisheries Service)
- 6/16/11 — Statement from Maureen Wylie, NOAA chief financial officer
- 6/16/11 — NOAA seeks public comments on scientific integrity policy
- 6/16/11 — Global temperatures were 10th warmest on record for May
- 6/14/11 — Major flooding on the Mississippi river predicted to cause largest Gulf of Mexico dead zone ever recorded
- 6/10/11 — NOAA, coastal states discuss U.S. tsunami capabilities, local preparedness needs
- 6/9/11 — NOAA announces agency-wide move to cloud-based unified messaging technology
- 6/9/11 — BOEMRE, NOAA and USGS launch maritime science expedition off mid-Atlantic coast aboard the research ship Nancy Foster
- 6/9/11 — Commerce and NOAA release national aquaculture policies to increase domestic seafood production, create sustainable jobs, and restore marine habitats
- 6/9/11 — Adios, La Nina
- 6/8/11 — NOAA proposes critical habitat revision for the Hawaiian monk seal, seeks public comment
- 6/8/11 — U.S. slightly cooler and wetter than normal in May
- 6/7/11 — 'Healthy oceans are everyone's business' - Remarks by NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco during Capitol Hill Oceans Week (Speech)
- 6/7/11 — Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
- 6/7/11 — First JPSS antenna installed as NOAA continues to highlight consequences of budget shortfall
- 6/6/11 — NOAA urges beach-goers to Break the Grip of the Rip® :June 5-11 is National Rip Current Awareness Week
- 6/3/11 — NOAA, partners to search for ships lost in World War II off North Carolina
- 6/2/11 — National Ocean Council and NOAA celebrate National Ocean Month
- 6/2/11 — Commerce announces 2011 regional fishery council appointments
- May
- 5/31/11 — NOAA commemorates the 100th birthday of RMS Titanic
- 5/27/11 — Endangered species listing for Atlantic bluefin tuna not warranted
- 5/26/11 — Deadly tornadoes strike again
- 5/26/11 — NOAA issues emergency action to prevent opening of scallop area to protect resource
- 5/25/11 — NOAA Fisheries encourages fishermen to release shortfin mako sharks alive
- 5/23/11 — BOEMRE and NOAA to Increase Coordination, Collaboration on Offshore Energy Development and Environmental Stewardship
- 5/19/11 — NOAA hurricane outlook indicates an above-normal Atlantic season
- 5/19/11 — NOAA predicts below normal Eastern Pacific hurricane season
- 5/18/11 — NOAA expects a below normal Central Pacific hurricane season
- 5/18/11 — NOAA proposes special designation for reintroduced steelhead salmon in Oregon’s Deschutes River, seeks public comment
- 5/18/11 — NOAA Administrator welcomes new climate science report
- 5/18/11 — NOAA and partners explore the hidden world of the maritime Maya
- 5/17/11 — Commerce Secretary Gary Locke orders fishery enforcement penalties returned to 11 fishermen and businesses; accepts all of the Special Master's recommendations in his authority
- 5/16/11 — Smoke-related chemical discovered in the atmosphere could have health implications
- 5/16/11 — April was seventh warmest on record
- 5/16/11 — NOAA, African/Indian Ocean states partner on Indian Ocean observations for social, economic service
- 5/16/11 — Dr. Elizabeth Jewett selected to lead NOAA's Ocean Acidification Program
- 5/13/11 — Wash. and Ore. authorized to remove salmon-eating Calif. sea lions
- 5/12/11 — Northeast groundfish vessel overall revenues up under new fishing rules
- 5/12/11 — Rainwatch keeps eye on rainfall for West African farmers
- 5/11/11 — NOAA, USACE, and USGS partner to support water resources management
- 5/11/11 — U.S. and China agree to increase cooperation in greenhouse gas observing and fisheries and ocean management
- 5/11/11 — NOAA administrator names governing panel for national climate assessment advisory committee
- 5/9/11 — Weather, climate extremes punctuate warm, very wet April in U.S.
- 5/9/11 — Cmdr. Lawrence Krepp assumes command of Norfolk-based NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson
- 5/9/11 — Plato, Mo. celebrates recognition as the 2010 Census U.S. center of population
- 5/5/11 — Interior and NOAA welcome National Academy of Sciences report on the California Bay Delta Conservation Plan
- 5/4/11 — Kathryn D. Sullivan appointed as assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction for NOAA
- April
- 4/30/11 — NOAA releases aerial imagery of Tuscaloosa, Ala. tornado damage
- 4/28/11 — NOAA proposes measures to raise catch limits for Atlantic sea scallop fishery and protect sea turtles and yellowtail flounder
- 4/28/11 — NOAA-supported ocean explorations: A foundation for education and for understanding oil spill-related changes in the Gulf of Mexico
- 4/26/11 — In the wake of a wind turbine
- 4/26/11 — Statement on management and science reports from Eric Schwaab, assistant administrator for NOAA’s Fisheries Service
- 4/25/11 — NOAA celebrates Recovery Act project restoring salt marsh and fish passage on Cape Cod
- 4/25/11 — NOAA hurricane team to embark on East Coast awareness tour
- 4/21/11 — National Weather Service warns of excessive weekend rainfall, worsening floods in Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio River Valleys
- 4/21/11 — Commerce Department appoints marine fisheries advisors to national committee
- 4/21/11 — NRDA Trustees announce $1 billion agreement to fund early Gulf Coast restoration projects
- 4/21/11 — National Weather Service seismic and tsunami expert to head Seismological Society of America
- 4/20/11 — NOAA Fisheries Service to update guidelines to promote safety in fisheries regulations
- 4/19/11 — NOAA: All federal waters of the Gulf once closed to fishing due to spill now open
- 4/18/11 — NOAA joins international effort to track black carbon in the Arctic
- 4/18/11 — New England fishing season to open with higher catch limits and more access for small-vessel fishermen
- 4/16/11 — Florida wetlands restoration creates habitat and supports local jobs
- 4/15/11 — NOAA administrator lauds New York science students
- 4/15/11 — NOAA awards contract to manage Fairbanks Satellite Operations Facility
- 4/14/11 — NOAA issues new rules to safeguard Puget Sound’s Killer Whales
- 4/14/11 — Earth had 13th warmest March on record
- 4/14/11 — Former commercial fisherman named compliance assistance liaison to continue outreach to industry in Northeast
- 4/12/11 — NOAA issues regulations governing Navy's activities in the Keyport range
- 4/11/11 — NOAA finds petition to list Chinook salmon in Upper Klamath and Trinity rivers basin may be warranted
- 4/8/11 — NOAA: U.S. had above normal temperatures and precipitation in March
- 4/5/11 — Towards a sustainable future: reasons for urgency and hope (speech)
- 4/5/11 — Students nationwide virtually participate in Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory’s 1,000th Pisces submersible dive
- 4/4/11 — Department of Commerce appoints and convenes first Climate Assessment Advisory Committee meeting (speech)
- 4/4/11 — NOAA announces new members of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel
- 4/1/11 — New fishing hooks protect bluefin tuna in Gulf of Mexico but allow catch of yellowfin tuna and swordfish
- March
- 3/24/11 — NOAA, FDA continue to re-test Gulf seafood and post results
- 3/21/11 — Those Living along U.S. Coastline Should Always be Prepared for Tsunamis
- 3/18/11 — First-Ever Simultaneous GPS Survey in 50 States Will Benefit Nation's Mapping Capability
- 3/17/11 — NOAA Announces Recovery of Spiny Dogfish Stock
- 3/17/11 — Spring Flooding Underway, Expected to Worsen through April
- 3/16/11 — Two Tropical Cyclone Names Retired from List of Atlantic Storms
- 3/16/11 — Commerce Secretary Announces Additional Reforms to Overhaul NOAA’s Law Enforcement System
- 3/16/11 — NOAA Administrator Unveils Arctic Plan During Aspen Speech
- 3/15/11 — February Ranked 17th Warmest on Record
- 3/14/11 — NOAA’s Fisheries Service Raises Butterfish Catch to Help Prevent Premature Closure of Squid Fishery
- 3/14/11 — Scientists Use Airborne Chemistry Measurements for the First Time to Assess Flow Rate, Fate of Spilled Gases and Oil During Gulf Oil Spill
- 3/14/11 — FEMA, NOAA and Partners Encourage U.S. Residents to Prepare for Springtime Flooding
- 3/11/11 — Halibut Stock Decline Forces Increased Management Measures for Southeast Alaska Charter Fleet
- 3/10/11 — Insights from Oil Spill Air Pollution Study Have Applications Beyond Gulf
- 3/9/11 — Natural Variability Main Culprit of Deadly Russian Heat Wave That Killed Thousands
- 3/8/11 — U.S. 'Turning a Corner' in Ending Overfishing
- 3/8/11 — U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Near-Normal in February
- 3/7/11 — New Website Tracks Coastal, Ocean Investments and Successes by State
- 3/4/11 — National Ocean Observing System to See Marine Animal Migration, Adaptation Strategies
- 3/3/11 — Hurricane Forecasters Bring Preparedness Message to Mexico and Caribbean
- 3/1/11 — Scientists Using Erie Tower to Study Not-So-Dormant Wintertime Air Chemistry
- February
- 2/28/11 — NOAA Proposes Measures to Increase Groundfish and Scallop Fishing Opportunities
- 2/24/11 — Inspector General’s Review of Stolen Emails Confirms No Evidence of Wrong-Doing by NOAA Climate Scientists
- 2/23/11 — 'Reefs at Risk: Global Threats Require Global Action' (Speech - Opening Keynote Address)
- 2/22/11 — NOAA Begins National Survey of the Economic Contributions of Saltwater Angling
- 2/19/11 — Federal Natural Resource Trustees Announce Next Step in BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Gulf Restoration Process
- 2/19/11 — Climate Projections Show Human Health Impacts Possible Within 30 Years
- 2/18/11 — Another Spring of Major Flooding Likely in North Central U.S.
- 2/17/11 — Review of Fisheries Enforcement Complaints Underway
- 2/17/11 — Science Shows Planned Area Closure off Georgia and North Florida Not Necessary
- 2/16/11 — NOAA Issues Regulations Governing Navy’s Training Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Range Complex
- 2/16/11 — Study: Ozone Layer’s Future Linked Strongly to Changes in Climate
- 2/15/11 — NOAA: January 2011 Ranked 17th Warmest on Record
- 2/14/11 — Resilient Ecosystems Build Resilient Communities and Economies (Speech)
- 2/14/11 — NOAA Announces FY 2012 Budget
- 2/14/11 — NOAA Names New Director of National Severe Storms Laboratory
- 2/14/11 — NOAA Oceanographer Elected AAAS Fellow
- 2/11/11 — Administrator's Remarks to the Ocean and Coastal Science Community (Speech)
- 2/11/11 — Lost Whaling Shipwreck with Link to Melville's Moby-Dick Discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
- 2/10/11 — NOAA Studies Atmospheric ‘Rivers’ Using Unmanned Aircraft
- 2/10/11 — NOAA Launches Website on Emerging Marine Renewable Energy
- 2/10/11 — NOAA: U.S. Coast Survey Civil War Map Among First to Visualize Slavery, Influence Lincoln’s Strategy
- 2/9/11 — NOAA Administrator Keynote Address on Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico (Speech)
- 2/9/11 — Excerpt of Administrator’s Remarks to the Union of Concerned Scientists about Scientific Integrity at NOAA (Speech)
- 2/9/11 — Negotiations with Canada Set Stage for Significant Increase in U.S. Yellowtail Flounder Quota on Georges Bank
- 2/9/11 — Commerce, NOAA Release Draft National Aquaculture Policies, Invite Public Comment
- 2/8/11 — NOAA: U.S. Cooler and Much Drier than Normal in January
- 2/4/11 — NOAA Investigations Into Mislabeling Seafood Protects Consumers and Fishermen
- 2/1/11 — NOAA, Partners, Launch New Website Highlighting African-American Maritime Heritage
- 2/1/11 — NOAA Reopens More Than 4,000 Square Miles of Gulf Waters to Royal Red Shrimping
- January
- 1/24/11 — Departments of Energy and Commerce Announce New Partnership to Further Cooperation on Renewable Energy Modeling and Forecasting
- 1/24/11 — New Assistant Administrator for NOAA Ocean Service
- 1/24/11 — NOAA’s Louis W. Uccellini Named President-Elect of the American Meteorological Society
- 1/20/11 — NOAA Satellites Aid in the Rescue of 295 People in 2010
- 1/20/11 — From Hope to Action: Making Healthy Oceans Everyone’s Business (Speech)
- 1/20/11 — NOAA: Persistent Drought to Linger Across Southern United States
- 1/19/11 — NOAA Offers 'How Do We Explore'— A Free Online Ocean Exploration Course for Teachers and the Public
- 1/18/11 — Scientists Successfully Use Sedation to Help Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale
- 1/14/11 — NOAA Releases Draft Management Plan for Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- 1/13/11 — NOAA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Overflight Rule Change for Four National Marine Sanctuaries on West Coast
- 1/13/11 — North American Winter Storm Forecasts to Get Boost from High-Tech NOAA Plane
- 1/12/11 — NOAA Satellites Help Track Major Snowstorm in Northeast
- 1/12/11 — NOAA’s National Weather Service Releases Report on May 2010 Nashville Flood
- 1/12/11 — NOAA: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record
- 1/12/11 — NOAA Will Work With Six Identified Nations to Address Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
- 1/6/11 — NOAA-led Research Team Takes Measure of the Variability of the Atmosphere’s Self-Cleaning Capacity
- 1/4/11 — Thriving 'Middle Light' Reefs Found in Puerto Rico
- 1/3/11 — NOAA Improves Marine and Weather Forecast Models for the Great Lakes