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Ocean & Coasts

Aerial image of high tide flooding April 12, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland.

High tide flooding may lessen across the U.S., NOAA scientists predict

August 6, 2024

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tides and currents

Aerial image of high tide flooding April 12, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland.

Photo showing Dr. Jill Tupitza and doctoral student Allison Noble collect near-bottom water aboard Research Vessel Pelican to obtain oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. (LUMCON/LSU, Cassandra Glaspie)

Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ larger than average, scientists find

August 1, 2024

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Photo showing Dr. Jill Tupitza and doctoral student Allison Noble collect near-bottom water aboard Research Vessel Pelican to obtain oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone. (LUMCON/LSU, Cassandra Glaspie)

Photo showing a beach off the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. (Credit: Makah Tribe)

NOAA to make $1.5 million available to tribes for regional ocean partnerships

August 1, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Photo showing a beach off the tip of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. (Credit: Makah Tribe)

Photo showing scientists Chisom Emeghiebo and Dr. Jill Tupitza collect surface water samples aboard Research Vessel Pelican on July 17, 2024. The samples were collected as part of a NOAA-funded cruise measuring the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia "dead zone." (Credit: LUMCON/LSU)

NOAA, partners to report on 2024 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' monitoring cruise

July 29, 2024

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo showing scientists Chisom Emeghiebo and Dr. Jill Tupitza collect surface water samples aboard Research Vessel Pelican on July 17, 2024. The samples were collected as part of a NOAA-funded cruise measuring the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia "dead zone." (Credit: LUMCON/LSU)

Aerial image of high tide flooding April 12, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland.

NOAA to release 2024-2025 annual high tide flooding outlook

July 30, 2024

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tides and currents

seasonal outlooks

Aerial image of high tide flooding April 12, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland.

NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.97 million for Delaware project as part of Investing in America Agenda

July 26, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

climate resilience

America the Beautiful

NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.97 million for Maryland project as part of Investing in America Agenda

July 26, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

climate resilience

NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.45 million for joint Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin project as part of Investing in America Agenda

July 26, 2024

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America the Beautiful

Inflation Reduction Act

climate resilience

NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.97 million for joint Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware project as part of Investing in America Agenda

July 26, 2024

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Inflation Reduction Act

climate resilience

America the Beautiful

A photo of an abandoned and derelict vessel in Neah Bay, Washington, within the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

NOAA to provide $54 million in new funding to address marine debris

July 25, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

A photo of an abandoned and derelict vessel in Neah Bay, Washington, within the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

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