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Science and shipwrecks: Preserving America’s maritime history

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maritime heritage

maritime archaeology

USS Conestoga (AT 54), the last known broadside photograph taken likely during WWI when the tugboat was equipped with a 3-inch 50 caliber naval gun and two machine guns. The tugboat was later equipped with only a single 3-inch 50 caliber gun when it disappeared while en route from Mare Island to America Samoa, by way of Pearl Harbor in 1921.

The changing Arctic: A greener, warmer and increasingly accessible region

December 15, 2017

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The treeless slopes of the Arctic Divide near the Nunamuit village of Anaktuvuk Pass, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Undated photo.

Aquaculture: Bringing American-farmed seafood to your plate

September 25, 2017

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Divers around the open-ocean aquaculture cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institiute in The Bahamas. These cages are not currently used in the Gulf, but represent one type of farming technology that could work in in the region.

Tracking sea level rise ... and fall

August 10, 2017

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Californians living on the coast may be used to seeing so-called "King Tides," a regular phenomenon where high tides are higher than normal on certain days of the year. Shown here: Embarcadero Waterfront in San Francisco, California

Cracking down on global fish crime

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law enforcement

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the vessel Da Cheng, suspected of high seas drift net fishing, in the North Pacific Ocean on August 14, 2012.

Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlements: Where the money went

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Deepwater Horizon

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NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience

February 13, 2017

PHOTO – BWET Students planting trees in Pacific NorthWest- 2016 – Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association – 1255x705 – Landscape

NOAA Water Initiative Vision and Five-Year Plan

December 16, 2016

Aerial view of waves crashing on a sandy beach.

Soundcheck: Ocean noise

December 1, 2016

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Marine animals, including humpback whales, use underwater sound to communicate, navigate, find food and mates, and avoid predators.

Oil spills: A major marine ecosystem threat

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The largest marine oil spill in U.S. history occurred on April 20, 2010 when the BP oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, exploded killing 11 workers and spilling more than 134,000 barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

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August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

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Hurricane Florence: Get the latest from NOAA's National Hurricane Center [EXT]

Evaluating Florence damage from the air: NOAA begins aerial surveys [EXT]

Ask the scientist: How can the weather spark and spread wildfires?

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