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Engage young minds at home with more earth science from NOAA Education

A child looks through a magnifying glass to investigate what can be seen in a sample of seawater.

Oceans & Coasts

Take a virtual dive into the blue with NOAA Sanctuaries. No scuba mask required.

You can have this chance encounter with a sea lion in a Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary kelp forest -- all without leaving home. Check out NOAA Sanctuaries' 360-degree Virtual Videos online at sanctuaries.noaa.gov/VR.

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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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Mount St. Helens, 40 years later: How NOAA monitors volcanic eruptions from space

Mount St. Helens in eruption: aerial view looking toward the southwest with snow-capped Mount Hood in the distance. Skamania County, Washington. May 18, 1980.

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Warming influence of greenhouse gases continues to rise

Air pollution in the form of brown smog envelops downtown Los Angeles, California. 2015.

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Winter driving: Watch out for these 4 'sneaky' hazards

If you're thinking about driving in winter weather, you'll want to watch our Sneaky Winter Hazards videos on YouTube at https://youtu.be/te2S9YvD7Io.

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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.

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Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020

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A view from the flight deck of a NOAA WP-3D Hurricane Hunter aircraft as the team flies into Hurricane Harvey on August 24, 2017.

Near- or below-normal 2020 hurricane season predicted for Central Pacific

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A July 28, 2019, satellite image (labeled) of Tropical Storms Erick (left) and Flossie (right) strengthening in the Pacific.

Secretary of Commerce allocates $300 million in CARES Act aid to U.S. fishermen and seafood industries impacted by COVID-19

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Dawn over the fishing fleet in Barnegat Light, New Jersey

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June 2: NOAA, BEA to announce first-of-its-kind U.S. marine economy estimate

The Port of Los Angeles. In the U.S., where over half live along the coast and more than 78 percent of overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of the coasts is intricately connected to the health of the nation's economy.

NOAA monthly U.S. and global climate report call is May 22

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

NOAA to announce 2020 Atlantic hurricane season outlook on May 21

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Hurricane emergency route sign.

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Warming influence of greenhouse gases continues to rise

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greenhouse gases

Air pollution in the form of brown smog envelops downtown Los Angeles, California. 2015.

Coral reef health reports issued for Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean

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Fish swim around a coral reef in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Undated image.

Mount St. Helens, 40 years later: How NOAA monitors volcanic eruptions from space

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Mount St. Helens in eruption: aerial view looking toward the southwest with snow-capped Mount Hood in the distance. Skamania County, Washington. May 18, 1980.

April 2020 was Earth’s 2nd hottest April on record

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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.

Periods of extreme humid heat occurring decades earlier than expected

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Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

See: Satellite detects changes in nighttime lights in NYC Metro area

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Earth observations

Tapping into data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite’s Day/Night Band, NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, and the Colorado School of Mines examined the difference in illumination of urban and suburban lights between February and March, 2020. By doing so, the scientists were able to detect areas of dimming (blue), and in some cases brightening (red), of nighttime lights from the Mid-Atlantic to New England.

NOAA teams with UN to create app to track locust swarms

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technology & innovation

A man walks through a swarm of locusts in Kenya on January 22, 2020. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning of a second, potentially even more disastrous upsurge in locust attacks expected to strike croplands across eastern Africa this summer.

NOAA exploring effects of COVID-19 response on the environment

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Paolo Wilczak, a pilot with Scientific Aviation, flies an air sampling mission over Groton, Connecticut, as part of the East Coast Outflow Experiment on April 25, 2020. Scientific Aviation is helping NOAA collect air samples for this research project.

‘Near-average’ April was marked by deadliest tornado outbreak in 6 years

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NOAA meteorologists took this photo of a home in Oneanota, Alabama, that was destroyed by a deadly tornado outbreak that tore across the U.S. South and Southeast on April 12-13, 2020. It was the deadliest outbreak since 2014 and one of several in April 2020.

Study: Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage

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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.

NOAA polar-orbiting satellites see drop in U.S. air pollution in March

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It's time again for #HurricanePrep: Are you ready?

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Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. The category 5 hurricane came ashore with 160 mph winds and strong storm surge.

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