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Illustration showing people working together to care for the Earth. (Credit: Getty Images).
How to foster community resilience
September 17, 2024
Focus areas:
Across NOAA
Topics:
climate
climate change
Illustration showing people working together to care for the Earth. (Credit: Getty Images).
Students in a classroom with backs toward the camera face a television monitor, a person is on the screen providing a virtual presentation on "weather basics." The teacher is sitting at the front of the class and teacher's aide at the back.
Back to school bundles: Digital NOAA resource kits for your classroom
August 7, 2024
Focus areas:
Education
Students in a classroom with backs toward the camera face a television monitor, a person is on the screen providing a virtual presentation on "weather basics." The teacher is sitting at the front of the class and teacher's aide at the back.
Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.
Hurricane forecasting
June 7, 2023
Focus areas:
Weather
Topics:
forecasting
hurricanes
Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.
A digital painting of a cricket standing on the pointer of a temperature gauge with it's wings up. The temperature gauge points to 82 degrees Fahrenheit and approximately 29 degrees Celcius.
Can crickets tell the temperature? The answer is in their chirp!
September 21, 2022
Focus areas:
Education
Offices:
Office of Education
A digital painting of a cricket standing on the pointer of a temperature gauge with it's wings up. The temperature gauge points to 82 degrees Fahrenheit and approximately 29 degrees Celcius.
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The Great Outdoors: Weather Safety
June 2, 2022
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Understanding Hurricane Forecasts & Impacts
March 8, 2022
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water droplets
Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge Strategy
January 13, 2022
Topics:
water
water droplets
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NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
November 4, 2021
Focus areas:
Education
Offices:
Office of Education
Programs:
B-WET
2 students planting trees with an adult during a restoration field trip
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.
Understanding Climate Normals
May 4, 2021
Focus areas:
Climate
Topics:
climate
Climate Normals
temperature rankings
precipitation
A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.
NOAA's vast collection of environmental data is heading to the cloud.
NOAA Information Resources Management Strategic Plan 2021-2025
March 10, 2021
Offices:
Information Technology
Topics:
Information Technology
NOAA's vast collection of environmental data is heading to the cloud.
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