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NOAA’s GOES-S to boost weather forecast accuracy for western U.S., Alaska, Hawaii

February 1, 2018

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

Engineers watch the GOES-S Satellite being lowered into the thermal vacuum chamber.

NOAA kicks off 2018 with massive supercomputer upgrade

January 9, 2018

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supercomputing/IT

The upgrade adds 2.8 petaflops of speed at both data centers combined, increasing NOAA’s total operational computing speed to 8.4 petaflops.

NOAA’s GOES-16, now at GOES-East, ready to improve forecasts even more

December 18, 2017

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite (now GOES-East) captured this infrared/visible image of Hurricane Harvey on August 25, 2017.

Arctic saw 2nd warmest year, smallest winter sea ice coverage on record in 2017

December 12, 2017

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Iceberg in the Chukchi Sea, 2014.

Extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season finally ends

November 30, 2017

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During one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons in recent years, three simultaneous hurricanes were captured by the Suomi-NPP satellite on September 8, 2017. The appearance of Katia (left), Irma (center), and Jose (right) was the first such occurrence since 2010. All three hurricanes were threatening land at the time.

Lift off! JPSS-1 heads to orbit

November 18, 2017

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

satellite launch

NOAA's new polar satellite, JPSS-1, launched at 1:47 am PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, this morning.

Scientific team selected to conduct independent abundance estimate of red snapper in Gulf of Mexico

November 17, 2017

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A red snapper is released by Sea Grant researchers during a trip to test descending devices.

Report: American fisheries remain a strong economic driver

November 1, 2017

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commercial fishing

recreational fishing

A commercial fishing trawl vessel in New England sets out a net.

NOAA awards $9.3 million to support aquaculture research

October 31, 2017

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Jeff McKeen and Tyler Hild of Pemiquid Oyster Company clean and bag oysters raised in Maine's Damariscotta River to sell to restaurants.

Federal collaboration yields radar coverage for Puerto Rico, USVI in wake of Hurricane Maria

October 31, 2017

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Hurricane Maria Federal Response: U.S. military personnel collaborate with NOAA to install temporary DOD mobile radars in Roosevelt Roads and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to assist weather forecasting while the permanent FAA radars are under repair.

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