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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: Could you survive a rip current? See how

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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.

STORIES //

Sea turtle fingerprints help unlock population secrets

A hatchling with a pen helping to show the size and location of the skin biopsy on the front flipper.

NEWS //

May 2019 was the 4th 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.

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NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 is scheduled to lift off no earlier than June 24 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

PHOTOS & GALLERIES //

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.

INFOGRAPHICS //

The science behind the polar vortex

The science behind the polar vortex.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model

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A supercell thunderstorm in Kansas on May 27, 2019.

NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

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satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 is scheduled to lift off no earlier than June 24 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

NOAA forecasts very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

The Mississippi River watershed drains 1.245 million square miles, including all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. The map generally illustrates how runoff from farms (green areas) and cities (red areas) drains into the Mississippi, delivering nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico and fueling the annual hypoxic zone.

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Space Weather Enterprise Forum: June 26 in Washington

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Sun glowing in deep space.

NOAA monthly climate call: June 20

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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.

Unusual Mortality Event declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Common bottlenose dolphins are found throughout the world in both offshore and coastal waters, including harbors, bays, gulfs, and estuaries of temperate and tropical waters.

More NOAA features

May 2019 was the 4th 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.

Sea turtle fingerprints help unlock population secrets

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A hatchling with a pen helping to show the size and location of the skin biopsy on the front flipper.

Video: Reducing bycatch helps restore sea turtle populations

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Sea turtle.

Illuminated nets could provide a brighter future for sea turtles

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The sun sets as fishermen set out nets with green LED lights attached.

Pilots are helping turtles take flight

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A Turtles Fly Too volunteer flight takes off heading south with turtles aboard.

Saving sea turtles with science: It's #SeaTurtleWeek 2019

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A green sea turtle swims above coral reef at Baker Island.

NOAA seeks ideas from industry, academia to improve weather prediction

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Weather Prediction Center Meteorologist, Andrew Orrison, uses weather model data.

Live #SeaTurtleChat June 12: Ask our expert about sea turtle biology, conservation

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Sea Turtle Week

Green sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean on an island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

June is National Ocean Month: So, how many oceans are there?

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World Ocean Day

Aerial view of the Pacific Ocean.

Podcast: Autonomous technology helps predict hurricane intensity

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technology & innovation

Glider.

Rain-soaked U.S. had its 2nd-wettest month on record in May

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climate analyses and statistics

People survey the heavy damage to a home west of Bonner Springs, Kansas, from an EF-2 tornado that occurred May 28, 2019.

Celebrate our world ocean in June

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Bluefin tuna.

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