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Spring Outlook: California drought cut by half with more relief to come

Photo of a man walks through floodwaters downstream from a levee break along the Pajaro River in Monterey County, California. Heavy rain from an atmospheric river caused the levee to fail. March 12, 2023. Credit: California Department of Water Resources.

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NOAA, Smithsonian seek suggested updates to national climate literacy guide

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February 2023 was Earth’s 4th warmest on record

An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.

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Video: Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announces new funding opportunities (June 29, 2022)

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Photo story: Fighting fire with forecasts

Fire blazes at Rum Creek fire in Oregon: August, 2022.

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When beaches are trashed, who pays the price?

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Department of Commerce announces plan to initiate process to designate marine sanctuary in Pacific Remote Islands

Spring Outlook: California drought cut by half with more relief to come

NOAA’s FY 2024 budget: Building a climate-ready nation

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NOAA to announce U.S. Spring Outlook on March 16

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NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: February 16

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March 23, 2023

March 23, 2023

NOAA, Smithsonian seek suggested updates to national climate literacy guide

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Celebrating seals, sea lions and other pinnipeds all week long

March 22, 2023

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Graphic displaying Steller sea lion, spotted seal, bearded seal, and swimming Hawaiian monk seal and ribbon seal.

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#WorldWaterDay: Taking action to protect this fragile natural resource

March 22, 2023

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

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A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

Inbreeding a factor in decline of endangered killer whales

March 21, 2023

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A Southern Resident killer whale leaps into the air. The Southern Residents are an endangered population of fish-eating killer whales.

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What Women’s History Month means to me

March 21, 2023

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Women's HIstory Month

Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a "Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee.

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NOAA proposes listing sunflower sea star as threatened under the ESA

March 17, 2023

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endangered species

Sunflower sea star.

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Wildlife migration program draws people of faith to Illinois coast

March 15, 2023

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Commander Pamela Chelgren: First female officer in the NOAA Corps

March 15, 2023

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A black and white photo of Ensign Pamela Chelgren being sworn in by Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson on July 6, 1972. Her father, Navy Captain John Chelgren, stands between them, holding the Bible for the ceremony.

Imagery from NOAA's GOES East satellite taken 3/13/23 of a developing Nor'Easter.

What is a Nor'easter?

March 14, 2023

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Imagery from NOAA's GOES East satellite taken 3/13/23 of a developing Nor'Easter.

A Saildrone (uncrewed surface vehicle) in the Gulf of Mexico is prepared for deployment.

NOAA announces $7.5M in uncrewed marine system public-private partnerships

March 14, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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uncrewed systems

A Saildrone (uncrewed surface vehicle) in the Gulf of Mexico is prepared for deployment.

An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.

February 2023 was Earth’s 4th warmest on record

March 14, 2023

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An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.

This visualization depicts bathymetric features of the western Atlantic Ocean Basin, including the continental shelf, captured by satellite.

March 13, 2023

March 13, 2023

First assessment of bottom marine heat waves opens window to the deep

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