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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 //

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.

NEWS //

Warming influence of greenhouse gases continues to rise

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

VIDEO //

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.

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 //

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.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Busy Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2020

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hurricane season

climate outlooks

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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hurricane season

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

FOR THE MEDIA //

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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climate analyses and statistics

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 season

climate outlooks

Hurricane emergency route sign.

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NOAA names new leader for NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program

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NOAA Sea Grant: 50 years of science serving America’s coasts

Flooding at the Hooper Strait Lighthouse in St. Michaels, Maryland, due to heavy rain and storm surge after the eye of Hurricane Isabel passed south of Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 11, 2003.

Status of Stocks 2015: U.S. fisheries continue to rebuild

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Magnuson-Stevens Act

Fishing port.

The April and May 2011 tornado outbreaks remembered

2011 Tornado Outbreaks: Five Years Later

U.S. tsunami warning system

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Tsunamai Hazard Zone.

For 11th straight month, the globe was record warm

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global average temperatures

leaves in sunlight.

The Partnership Education Program increases diversity in the marine sciences

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science and technology

2014 PEP interns receive training in the field.

Magnuson-Stevens Act at 40: Message from NOAA Fisheries' Sam Rauch

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Magnuson-Stevens Act

Schooling jack mackere

El Niño weakens, but his sister might be coming

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

Tropical Pacific sea surface temperature patterns for March 2016, showing El Niño conditions.

Scientists: Climate change poses bleaching risk to Australian coral reefs

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Turtle and bleached coral on Heron Island, Australia.

Know the rules: Free app connects anglers with saltwater fishing regulations

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recreational fishing

Sample screen shot of blue marlin information.

Coral reefs: Essential and threatened

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Healthy coral reefs, like this one in Swains Island in American Samoa, support an impressive array of marine life.

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