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Join NOAA Education at the American Geophysical Union 2018 Fall Meeting

Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding the Earth's geometric shape, orientation in space, and gravity field.

Oceans & Coasts

This holiday season, give the gift of peace of mind

Holiday toys.

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.

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Here’s how satellite data helps forecasters issue snow squall alerts

Lake effect snow bands moving across the Great Lakes, seen from the Suomi NPP polar-orbiting satellite on December 25, 2017.

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November 2018 was cooler, wetter for U.S., as deadly wildfires torched California

The massive Camp Fire burned more than 153,000 acres in Northern California, claiming the lives of at least 88 people (as of this publication date) and destroying more than 18,000 structures. In this photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Rodrigo Estrada of the California Army National Guard's 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, leads a team conducting search and debris clearing operations, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, California. Image with full caption and credit available at https://flic.kr/p/2ahrTWy.

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Arctic Report Card tracks region’s environmental changes

The southern Greenland town of Narsaq. Photo taken during an Operation IceBridge flight on Apr. 26, 2018.

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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 //

Infographic: How does overfishing threaten coral reefs?

Coral reef.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Arctic Report Card tracks region’s environmental changes

December 11, 2018

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Eyeing the Arctic: The southern Greenland town of Narsaq. Photo taken during a NASA Operation IceBridge flight April 26, 2018. Learn more this project at nasa.gov/icebridge.

Authorizations issued for marine mammal impacts from Atlantic geophysical surveys

November 30, 2018

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The Incidental Harassment Authorizations include monitoring and mitigation measures for marine mammals such as humpback whales.

Destructive 2018 Atlantic hurricane season draws to an end

November 28, 2018

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This aerial image shows extensive damage along the coast in Mexico Beach, Florida, caused by Hurricane Michael. NOAA's National Geodetic Survey began collecting damage assessment imagery in the aftermath of the storm October 11, 2018.

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NOAA Fisheries to announce annual U.S. marine fish landings, fisheries economic data

December 12, 2018

Fishing vessels docked in Point Judith.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Report on large whale entanglement statistics around the U.S.

December 6, 2018

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Trained personnel from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources responded to an entangled North Atlantic Right Whale in 2017 Permit 18786-02.

NOAA, partners to announce findings from 2018 Arctic Report Card

December 6, 2018

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The treeless slopes of the Arctic Divide near the Nunamuit village of Anaktuvuk Pass, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Undated photo.

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New report: Large whale entanglements in the U.S.

December 12, 2018

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission partners disentangle a North Atlantic right whale.

10 ways we can help monk seals

December 12, 2018

A juvenile Hawaiian monk seal with an eel in its nose.

November 2018 was cooler, wetter for U.S., as deadly wildfires torched California

December 7, 2018

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climate analyses and statistics

The massive Camp Fire burned more than 153,000 acres in Northern California, claiming the lives of at least 88 people (as of this publication date) and destroying more than 18,000 structures. In this photo, U.S. Army Sgt. Rodrigo Estrada of the California Army National Guard's 649th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, leads a team conducting search and debris clearing operations, Nov. 17, 2018, in Paradise, California. Image with full caption and credit available at https://flic.kr/p/2ahrTWy.

Drones for science: Flying high to better map our shorelines

December 7, 2018

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technology & innovation

Navigating with NOAA's Electronic Chart Display Information System.

Podcast: Get to know your American Samoa and the 'Fa'a Samoa'

December 6, 2018

Hideyo Hattori, Site Liaison, NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and NOAA Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP).

The national marine sanctuary legacy of President George H.W. Bush

December 4, 2018

A specially-trained diver takes photos that will ultimately be stitched into a 360-degree image of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Collecting these images with the use of a tripod requires a sanctuary permit and extreme care to not disturb the reef or seabed.

It's #CoralsWeek at NOAA

December 3, 2018

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View of a coral reef just below the waterline in Midway Atoll, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

How does NOAA make nautical charts?

November 30, 2018

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nautical charts and maps

Navigating with NOAA's Electronic Chart Display Information System.

Are you ready for winter driving? See our tips

November 30, 2018

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Traveling in winter weather.

What is the most common form of ocean litter?

November 29, 2018

Litter on the beach.

NOAA studies hypoxia in National Marine Sanctuaries

November 29, 2018

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Rockfish and corals in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Landmark survey using saildrones takes stock of fish, marine mammals and more

November 28, 2018

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technology & innovation

NOAA Ship Reuben Lasker and Saildrone off the coast of California.

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