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Winter Outlook: Warmer than average for many, wetter in the North

A small snow-covered island off the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior in Minnesota. (undated stock image).

Saving endangered species? There’s a patch for that

A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal rests on a beach on Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals. Projected sea-level rise at Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument could threaten these and other marine mammals.

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Science and shipwrecks: Preserving America’s maritime history

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.

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Prey-size plastics are invading juvenile fish nurseries

A scribbled filefish, about 50 days old and 2 inches long, surrounded by plastics. New NOAA research shows that many larval (juvenile) fish species from different ocean habitats are surrounded by and ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat.

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October 2019 was coolest in 10 years as U.S. continued its wettest year to date

An aerial photo taken October 28, 2019, by the Air Ops team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department of California's Getty Fire.

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Story map: NOAA supports a healthy nation

People on a beach. Cover for Health story map.

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Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

More than 2500 students in the 4th and 5 grade took a tour of the NOAA WD-3D Orion Aircraft and met the crews who fly into the storms. The kids will take that information home to see if their families are ready for hurricanes. May 9, 2019.

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When beaches are trashed, who pays the price?

Litter such as plastic detergent bottles, crates, buoys, combs, and water bottles blanket Kanapou Bay, on the Island of Kaho’olawe in Hawaii. This region is a hot-spot for marine debris accumulation.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Federal action plan focused on improving water prediction for Western U.S.

October 18, 2019

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Pyramid Lake is a reservoir near Castaic, California. It stores water for delivery to Los Angeles and other coastal cities of Southern California. It also provides regulated storage for Castaic Powerplant and flood protection along Piru Creek which it dams.

NOAA storm surge scientist awarded Service to America medal

October 16, 2019

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Waves on top of a hurricane's storm surge can worsen the destructive power of the ocean. NOAA's Jamie Rhome was instrumental in leading the development of storm-surge forecast products implemented in recent years to inform the public and vital constituencies about the risk of storm surge.

NOAA awards $4.4 million for research on sea level rise and flooding

October 8, 2019

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Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina, during a so-called "king tide." High tide flooding—which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, overwhelmed storm drains and compromised infrastructure—has increased in the U.S. on average by about 50 percent since 20 years ago and 100 percent since 30 years ago.

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Public invited to celebrate new Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary

November 4, 2019

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The historic shipwrecks of Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary provide habitat for birds and other wildlife.

NOAA to issue U.S. Winter Outlook on October 17

October 10, 2019

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climate outlooks

Flowing river in winter.

NOAA, AMS, EUMETSAT to host major international satellite conference

September 17, 2019

An atmospheric river drenched California with heavy rain and mountain snow the week of February 10, 2019, triggering flash floods, mudslides and winter storm warnings in the Sierra Nevada. This "conveyor belt" of clouds and moisture stretching across the Pacific Ocean easily stands out in this Feb. 14, 2019, infrared image from NOAA's newly operational GOES West (GOES-17) satellite.

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Prey-size plastics are invading juvenile fish nurseries

November 13, 2019

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A scribbled filefish, about 50 days old and 2 inches long, surrounded by plastics. New NOAA research shows that many larval (juvenile) fish species from different ocean habitats are surrounded by and ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat.

From hurricanes to seal pups: 4 ways research drones are helping scientists

November 12, 2019

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unmanned aircraft

An aerial photo of northern fur seals and Steller sea lions captured by the APH-28 hexacopter drone during August 2019 research surveys on Bogoslof Island, Alaska, an active volcano.

October 2019 was coolest in 10 years as U.S. continued its wettest year to date

November 6, 2019

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climate analyses and statistics

An aerial photo taken October 28, 2019, by the Air Ops team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department of California's Getty Fire.

Podcast: Looking back on a legacy of seafood sustainability

November 5, 2019

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sustainable seafood

A fish Monger at Pike Place Market catching a fish for tourists late in the day.

Video: Science and management recipe for success for Alaska pollock

November 5, 2019

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commercial fishing

Pollock fishermen

Genetics reveal Pacific subspecies of fin whale

November 5, 2019

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Photo: Fin whales are the second largest species of whale, sleek and streamlined in shape, and can be distinguished by their asymmetrical head coloration. The left lower jaw is mostly dark while the right jaw is mostly white.

More 'must-see TV': Tune into our deep-sea expedition in the U.S. Southeast

November 4, 2019

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ocean exploration

Okeanos Explorer

This synaphobranchid eel was documented preying on a fish during Dive 16 of NOAA's Windows to the Deep 2019, a recent expedition also to waters of the U.S. Southeast.

Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Program reaches 10,000 strong

October 29, 2019

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Weather-ready Nation

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Atlantic high-activity eras: What does it mean for hurricane season?

October 29, 2019

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hurricane season

This geocolor image from GOES-16 shows Hurricane Katia (l) Hurricane Irma (m) and Hurricane Jose (r) in the Atlantic Ocean on September 7, 2017.

Evolving the National Weather Service to Build a Weather-Ready Nation

October 29, 2019

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Weather-ready Nation

Courtesy of the Bulletin of the American Meteorology Society

Alaska kelp farming: a new sustainable seafood opportunity

October 25, 2019

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Barnacle Foods is growing and harvesting bull kelp in Alaskan waters.

New app answers aquaculture siting questions in seconds

October 25, 2019

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Coastal net pens off the coast of Maine.

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