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Photo showing Snow and ice covering much of the woods and river in Tanacross, Alaska, on January 14, 2022. Courtesy of KellysIntok/ NOAA NWS

NOAA scientists to speak on climate change in the Arctic and Great Lakes at AGU

December 7, 2022

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Photo showing Snow and ice covering much of the woods and river in Tanacross, Alaska, on January 14, 2022. Courtesy of KellysIntok/ NOAA NWS

Photo of T’Kiyah Reeves and Pa-Shun Hawkins, EPP/MSI Center Students at Eel Pond in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

NOAA awards $60 million in education grants to Minority Serving Institutions

December 7, 2022

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Photo of T’Kiyah Reeves and Pa-Shun Hawkins, EPP/MSI Center Students at Eel Pond in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite.

Commerce Department awards contracts for space traffic coordination pilot project

December 6, 2022

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Artistic rendition of GOES-R, NOAA's next-generation geostationary weather satellite.

Image showing a great egret hunting for fish in coastal Louisiana.

NOAA, NFWF announce record $136 million for coastal resilience

December 6, 2022

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Image showing a great egret hunting for fish in coastal Louisiana.

Fish swim above a coral reef in the Caribbean.

How are fisheries and coral reefs connected?

December 5, 2022

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Fish swim above a coral reef in the Caribbean.

A monk seal swims among submerged coral reefs with the blue sky above the water.

NOAA celebrates Corals Week 2022

December 5, 2022

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A monk seal swims among submerged coral reefs with the blue sky above the water.

Aerial view of wind turbines that generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island. The first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States is located 3.8 miles from Block Island, Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean.

NOAA and BOEM announce joint strategy for fisheries surveys

December 5, 2022

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offshore wind energy

Aerial view of wind turbines that generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island. The first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States is located 3.8 miles from Block Island, Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean.

five wind turbines in water stemming from the horizon before a clear blue sky

NOAA Fisheries and BOEM share the final Federal Survey Mitigation Strategy to Mitigate Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development on NOAA Fisheries’ Surveys for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

December 5, 2022

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offshore wind energy

five wind turbines in water stemming from the horizon before a clear blue sky

A drawing of the HYDROLAB, showing a cross section of the inside. Two people are inside the Hydrolab, one at the lab and the other in the moon pool.

How NOAA’s first undersea lab helped scientists study corals

December 5, 2022

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Heritage stories

A drawing of the HYDROLAB, showing a cross section of the inside. Two people are inside the Hydrolab, one at the lab and the other in the moon pool.

Photo of a salt water marsh near the Wando River, Daniel Island, South Carolina. Increasing salt marshes can provide more storage for carbon.

Carbon dioxide removal as a tool to mitigate climate change

December 1, 2022

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Photo of a salt water marsh near the Wando River, Daniel Island, South Carolina. Increasing salt marshes can provide more storage for carbon.

Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

JPSS-2 renamed NOAA-21, officially joins NOAA fleet

November 30, 2022

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Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

A group of Marine Debris Program Monitoring and Assessment Project participants in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands learns how to conduct a survey.

New tools for collecting and exploring marine debris data

November 30, 2022

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A group of Marine Debris Program Monitoring and Assessment Project participants in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands learns how to conduct a survey.

A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

NOAA, Microsoft team up to advance Climate-Ready Nation

November 30, 2022

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A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

Hurricane Ian as seen from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite on Sept. 27, 2022 at 4:26 p.m. (EDT) in the Gulf of Mexico.

Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close

November 29, 2022

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hurricane season

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Hurricane Ian as seen from NOAA’s GOES-East satellite on Sept. 27, 2022 at 4:26 p.m. (EDT) in the Gulf of Mexico.

Photo showing water and fall covered foliage in New York State.

Thanksgiving weekend weather: Mild for most, rainy for some

November 22, 2022

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Photo showing water and fall covered foliage in New York State.

Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

Pilot project builds Tribal climate and disaster resilience in Louisiana

November 21, 2022

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climate impacts

Representatives from the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe (PACIT), Louisiana Sea Grant and NOAA meet to see and learn about the Tribe's resilience priorities and build connections for adaptation and resilience. Pictured from left to right are: Julie Falgout (Louisiana Sea Grant), Brian LaMarre (NOAA), Kristin Ransom (NOAA), Matt Bethel (Louisiana Sea Grant), Grace Gray (NOAA), Lauren Nash (NOAA), Cherie Matherne (PACIT), Haley Gambill (Louisiana Sea Grant), Sharon Mesick (NOAA), Second Chairman Donald Dardar (P

A view of the sand and shells looking out to the water at sunrise. A raised bridge is in the distance.

50 years of coastal management makes a difference

November 18, 2022

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A view of the sand and shells looking out to the water at sunrise. A raised bridge is in the distance.

Welcome to noaa.gov

NOAA announces new Marine and Coastal Area-based Management Advisory Committee

November 18, 2022

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America the Beautiful

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America the Beautiful

Welcome to noaa.gov

Volunteers plant natural grasses safely behind a newly constructed breakwater, which is part of a living shoreline project, at Camp Wilkes in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Podcast: Equity and justice in coastal planning

November 18, 2022

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coastal communities

Volunteers plant natural grasses safely behind a newly constructed breakwater, which is part of a living shoreline project, at Camp Wilkes in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Hindcast of weather from September 8, 2008 simulated by a global model developed by NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab.

Crowdsourcing science to improve weather prediction

November 15, 2022

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Hindcast of weather from September 8, 2008 simulated by a global model developed by NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab.

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption from the sun that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on Mar. 28. NOAA’s space weather forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on Earth on Mar 31, 2022.

Study from NOAA, partners offers solutions after geomagnetic storm destroys satellites

November 15, 2022

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NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption from the sun that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on Mar. 28. NOAA’s space weather forecasters are predicting a strong geomagnetic storm on Earth on Mar 31, 2022.

A screenshot of aerial imagery map showing Palm Beach area.

Damage assessment imagery shows aftermath of Hurricane Nicole

November 15, 2022

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A screenshot of aerial imagery map showing Palm Beach area.

An image of Hurricane Julia from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite from 4:30 pm Eastern on October 8, 2022.

Earth had its 4th-warmest October on record

November 15, 2022

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monthly climate report

An image of Hurricane Julia from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite from 4:30 pm Eastern on October 8, 2022.

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: November 17

November 14, 2022

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climate outlooks

media teleconference

Volunteers collect indices of heat exposure and thermal images of surfaces in a Charleston, South Carolina, community.

Pilot project builds equitable response to extreme heat in four cities

November 14, 2022

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Volunteers collect indices of heat exposure and thermal images of surfaces in a Charleston, South Carolina, community.

Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, tribal research coordinator, stands under whale bones in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Q&A: Meet tribal research coordinator Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer

November 10, 2022

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Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer, tribal research coordinator, stands under whale bones in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

Photo showing Nicholas Mullenix, volunteer from Bethesda, Maryland, and Morgan Zabow, NOAA Climate Program, Climate and Health Communications and Outreach Coordinator, attach the heat sensor to a car before they head out to collect heat data on August 7, 2022, as part of the Montgomery County Urban Heat Island mapping campaign.

NOAA and partners release 2022 urban heat island mapping results

November 10, 2022

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Photo showing Nicholas Mullenix, volunteer from Bethesda, Maryland, and Morgan Zabow, NOAA Climate Program, Climate and Health Communications and Outreach Coordinator, attach the heat sensor to a car before they head out to collect heat data on August 7, 2022, as part of the Montgomery County Urban Heat Island mapping campaign.

JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

NOAA’s newest satellite heads toward orbit

November 10, 2022

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

JPSS-2, NOAA's third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System, successfully lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 10, 2022, at 1:49 a.m. PST (4:49 a.m. EST).

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

Warm, dry October intensifies U.S. drought

November 8, 2022

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monthly climate report

Aerial photo from October 2022 of low river levels around Tower Rock on the Mississippi River at Grand Tower, Ill.

The artwork for the COP27 meeting in Egypt, November 9-14, 2022.

NOAA climate science, services highlighted at COP27 UN Climate Summit

November 6, 2022

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The artwork for the COP27 meeting in Egypt, November 9-14, 2022.

NOAA Administrator on the COP27 UN climate summit

November 6, 2022

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Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer on boat.

Profiles: These Native Americans are working on the frontlines of conservation

November 4, 2022

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sustainable seafood

Mabel Baldwin-Schaeffer on boat.

U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

New mapping feature offers tribal nations customized drought, climate data

November 3, 2022

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U.S. drought monitor map showing tribal boundaries.

Allison Allen, director, Analyze, Forecast and Support Office, NOAA National Weather Service.

Q&A: The rise of women leaders at the National Weather Service

November 1, 2022

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NOAA leadership

Allison Allen, director, Analyze, Forecast and Support Office, NOAA National Weather Service.

Members of a Fisheries survey cruise.

Sound bytes: What we can learn from how Indigenous peoples listen

November 1, 2022

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Members of a Fisheries survey cruise.