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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 //

New buoy in American Samoa opens a window into a changing ocean

NOAA, the National Park Service and other partners launched a new buoy to measure ocean carbon dioxide concentrations and other data in Fagatele Bay in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

NEWS //

Who’s the source of a banned ozone-destroying chemical?

Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory provided the first evidence of new production of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11, in violation of the Montreal Protocol. A new study in Nature pinpoints the source of these emissions to two provinces in China.

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NOAA predicts near-normal 2019 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. With winds as high as 160 mph, the Category 5 storm slammed coastal towns in the area, leveling buildings and structures, flooding streets and leaving a trail of destruction.

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.

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NOAA predicts near-normal 2019 Atlantic hurricane season

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Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. With winds as high as 160 mph, the Category 5 storm slammed coastal towns in the area, leveling buildings and structures, flooding streets and leaving a trail of destruction.

NOAA predicts above-normal 2019 hurricane season in the central Pacific

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hurricane season

This NOAA GOES-15 satellite image shows Hurricane Lane positioned about 300 miles south of Hawaii's Big Island at 2 p.m. ET on August 22, 2018.

NOAA & Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunters’ to visit East Coast on preparedness tour

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hurricane hunters

Weather-ready Nation

Visitors line up for tours aboard the U.S. Air Force WC-130J in Galveston, Texas, on May 18, 2016.

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA monthly climate call: May 16

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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.

NOAA will issue its 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook on May 23

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climate outlooks

NOAA's GOES-East captured this image of Hurricane Michael as it came ashore near Mexico Beach, Florida on Oct. 10, 2018. According to the National Hurricane Center, Michael intensified before landfall with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph, heavy rainfall, and deadly storm surge.

NOAA seeks public comment on proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

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More NOAA features

Podcast: Rehabilitating endangered Hawaiian monk seals to recover the species

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NOAA scientists transport a juvenile monk seal for potential rehabilitation.

Tagging reveals secrets of Southern California’s largest sharks

Aerial photo of a basking shark in the ocean. The animals can grow up to 32 feet long, but adults are typically in the 20-26 foot range.

Video: NOAA works to protect, conserve and recover our nation's marine life

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endangered species

A Hawaiian monk seal and green sea turtle resting on the beach in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Who’s the source of a banned ozone-destroying chemical?

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Air samples from NOAA's Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory provided the first evidence of new production of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11, in violation of the Montreal Protocol. A new study in Nature pinpoints the source of these emissions to two provinces in China.

Rising emissions drive Annual Greenhouse Gas Index increase in 2018

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greenhouse gases

Mauna Loa sunset.

New buoy in American Samoa opens a window into a changing ocean

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NOAA, the National Park Service and other partners launched a new buoy to measure ocean carbon dioxide concentrations and other data in Fagatele Bay in the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

April 2019 was 2nd 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.

Small bloom predicted for Gulf of Maine red tide in 2019

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

Researchers collect bottom sediment samples from the Gulf of Maine.

From air, land and atmosphere: Massive project probes inner lives of supercells

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NOAA and Cooperative Institute researchers pose with some of the instruments they will use to gather data in and near thunderstorms during TORUS on May 14, 2019 in Salina, Kansas.

New nautical chart symbol guide available for free download

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nautical charts and maps

U.S. Chart No. 1.

New deep-sea coral species discovered in national marine sanctuary

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C. cordellbankensis coral colonies.

Storm surge, the deadliest threat from tropical cyclones

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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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