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Do you know how to stay safe during a tornado?

A tornado churns up a field outside Washburn, Illinois on February 28, 2017.

Oceans & Coasts

Video: Heading to the beach? See our rip current survival guide first

Watching this video could save your life, or that of a loved one.

EXPLAINERS //

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.

STORIES //

Latest big winter storm powered by ‘bombogenesis’

Snowstorm.

NEWS //

February 2019 ranked fifth hottest on record for the globe

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

VIDEO //

NOAA and partners capture footage of what might be new species of killer whale

International scientists encountered unique pod of orcas similar to the unidentified animals seen in this 2011 photograph.

PHOTOS & GALLERIES //

NOAA team sees Florence and Michael storm surge devastation first-hand

GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

INFOGRAPHICS //

The science behind the polar vortex

The science behind the polar vortex.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Florence and Michael retired by the World Meteorological Organization

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018.

NOAA satellites helped rescue 340 people in 2018

February 14, 2019

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A U.S. Coast Guard crew, a vital component of SARSAT, conducts ocean search and rescue training.

NOAA announces the arrival of El Nino

February 14, 2019

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

This image shows the difference from average sea surface temperatures at the Equator in the tropical Pacific during January 2019, as compared with the period from 1981-2010. On February 14, 2019, NOAA announced that El Nino has arrived, but it's likely to be weak with little influence on weather through early Spring 2019.

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NOAA to issue 2019 U.S. Spring Outlook on March 21

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A spring scene of the Chicago skyline.

Advisory panel to focus on sea level rise, coastal inundation

February 20, 2019

We are scientists, engineers, researchers, technicians, and more who remain united in our common mission: science, service, stewardship.

NOAA monthly climate call: February 21

February 19, 2019

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

More NOAA features

Explore your natural world at NOAA's Open House

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Staff volunteers from NOAA Fisheries Service ready for a full day of fun, hands-on science activities at the 2018 NOAA Open House in Silver Spring, Maryland.

February 2019 ranked fifth hottest on record for the globe

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climate analyses and statistics

A collage of typical climate and weather-related events: heatwaves, drought, hurricanes, wildfires and changes in sea ice coverage.

Global ocean is absorbing more carbon from fossil fuel emissions

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published research

Scientists raise a rosette loaded with water samples to measure carbon dioxide in the ocean.

Dolphin calf swimming freely after rescue team steps in

Fishing line in dolphin calf's mouth.

Students bond over robotics in marine sanctuaries

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science and technology

Stockbridge InvenTeam.

Antarctica is colder than the Arctic, but it’s still losing ice

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A line of tourists walks along an inlet in the Damoy Point area of the Antarctic Peninsula on January 4, 2018.

NOAA provides scientific expertise to aid oil and chemical spill response

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An oiled rock along the shoreline near New Orleans.

Mapping the seafloor to protect marine resources

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Spiny lobster.

Latest big winter storm powered by ‘bombogenesis’

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weather conditions

Snowstorm.

International voyage may unravel mysteries of pacific salmon survival

The Russian research ship, Professor Kaganovskiy, will set sail for the Gulf of Alaska over the next month.

NOAA talks hurricanes and climate at National Press Club

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From left, Jeremy Gregory, Ph.D., Gerry Bell, Ph.D, and moderator Ferdous Al-Faruque.

NOAA and partners capture footage of what might be new species of killer whale

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International scientists encountered unique pod of orcas similar to the unidentified animals seen in this 2011 photograph.

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