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2012 Theme Story Archive

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  May

  It's 'Do not disturb' for some steller sea lions - Quiet, unmanned planes being tested for use in NOAA surveys

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  May

  40 years of the Coastal Zone Management Act - What is CZM? How does it safeguard our coasts?

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Just the beginning - Severe Weather Week closes, but the movement continues

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Be an example - Beyond personal preparedness, inspire others to act

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Get a NOAA Weather Radio - How a radio can save your life
  

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Build a kit - Building a Weather-Ready Nation, one kit at a time
  

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  April

  When a tornado strikes a hospital - What makes medical centers vulnerable to severe weather?
  

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Make a plan - Know where to go
  

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  April

  April 24: White House Chat on severe weather - NOAA's Dr. Kathy Sullivan, FEMA's Craig Fugate take your questions
  

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  April

  VIDEO: 'Be a Force of Nature' in your community - Be prepared for severe weather, then tell your friends & family
  

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  April

  Be a Force of Nature: Know your risk - What’s a Watch? What’s a Warning?
  

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  April

  National Severe Weather Preparedness Week - Learn how you can Be a Force of Nature
  

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  March

  NOAA raises tsunami awareness - Tsunami Awareness Week: March 25-31, 2012
  

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  March

  Japan's 'harbor wave' - The tsunami one year later
  

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  March

  Spring forward into preparedess
  

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  February

  NOAA services critical to Alaska refueling operation
  

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  January

  Advisories, watches and warnings, oh my! - A guide to understanding winter forecasts
  
  

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  May

  Voices From the Waterfront: Meet Rich and Ann Cook - Husband and wife team sell fresh catch at farmer's markets
  

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  May

  Meet Ryan Lambert, Louisiana Sport Fisherman Rebuilding Business after Gulf Oil Spill

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  March

  Voices From the Waterfront: Meet Phil Harris, black cod fisherman
  

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  January

  A glimpse of NOAA Fisheries: Go behind the scenes
  

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  May

  Historic shipwreck discovered in Gulf of Mexico - See what NOAA's Okeanos Explorer found

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  May

  Got photos of sea critters? There's an app for that! Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary releases 'SeaPhoto'

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  April

  Have you seen one of these? - Research under way to assess these invasive shrimp

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  April

  How to tackle invasive snakehead: Use a fork! - See how one seafood company created a unique market

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  March

  Saving Civil War faces - Help us identify 2 sailors of ill-fated USS Monitor wreck

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  February

  New right whale pubic service message - Video asks mariners to slow down

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  February

  After the oil spill - SF Bay as a case study for restoration

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  February

  Whale rescue inspires Hollywood film - NOAA scientist shares his story

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  January

  How much oil spilled into the Gulf? - New NOAA-led study confirms initial estimates
  
  

• May

  VIDEO: The cool science behind waterspouts - Learn more about these so-called 'tornadoes over water'
  

• May

  Virtually explore Earth's ocean floor - Check out NOAA's new online viewer
  

• May

  Computer model gives forecasts a powerful boost - NOAA research yields new tool to achieve 'Weather-Ready Nation'
  

• May

  Invasive fish a nutritional dish for the needy - Asian carp now high-quality protein for Haiti's orphans
  

• May

  Farmers look to climate forecasts for an edge - Growers think beyond weather, put confidence in science
  

• April

  Dry, warm spring no help for Southern drought - Check out this map from NOAA's ClimateWatch
  

• April

  Methane from the sea? - Scientists find higher levels of greenhouse gas in Arctic
  

• April

  What is a perigean spring tide? - Hint: It's coming later this week
  

• March

  Surveying on the National Mall - National Geodetic Survey looks for Monument shift
  

• March

  Down to the ocean deep - Cutting-edge maps take you there
  

• March

  Online mapping tool expanding to cover Arctic - Will help responders prepare for oil spills, climate change
  

• March

  Fourth warmest winter on record for U.S. - Watch what happened this past winter
  

• March

  Can air pollution from Asia affect the U.S.? This study offers a surprising answer
  

• March

  For Europe and Asia, winter plays 'catch up' - See our cold snap intensity map
  

• February

  Methane and benzene on the Front Range? - Study identifies pollution from fuel wells
  

• February

  Biennial deep-sea corals report released - Exciting discoveries, vibrant images & more
  

• February

  Serendipitous discovery of solar flares - What did Richard Carrington see in 1859?
  

• February

  Utah’s winter air quality mystery - NOAA study targets high ozone pollution
  

• February

  Groundhog vs. U.S. temp record? - NOAA’s NCDC keeps score
  

• January

  Observing the ocean just got easier - See what's new online
  

• January

  What — and where — is the Sargasso Sea? Hint: It has no land boundary ...
  

• January

  Space weather arrives: Relatively minor impacts expected from solar storm
  

• January

  Your favorite Ocean Facts Hear which made our all-time Top 5
  

• January

  Does it snow in the ocean? See fir yourself!
  
  

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