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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 //

Get your snow smarts on: 9 forecast tools to use this winter

You're going to need more than warm outerwear to outsmart winter weather. Try our 8 online tools to use before stepping out.

NEWS //

2020 was Earth’s 2nd-hottest year, just behind 2016

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

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Sea ice loss and extreme wildfires mark another year of Arctic change

A lone hiker in the distance walks toward a creek with a snowless mountain range in the background. Location: Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Posted on the park's Facebook page on June 30, 2020.(facebook.com/GatesOfTheArcticNPS)

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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.

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 //

Statement on climate change flyers falsely attributed to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

January 12, 2021

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NOAA, The Ocean Foundation team up to advance ocean science

January 5, 2021

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ocean

NOAA scientist Ian Enochs studies the impact of carbon dioxide from underwater volcanic vents on corals in the Pacific waters off the island of Maug, June 18, 2014.

Contract awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC to build two new oceanographic ships for NOAA

December 31, 2020

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NOAA ships

The oceanographic research vessel NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the largest ship in NOAA's fleet.

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA, NASA to announce 2020 global temperature, climate conditions

January 12, 2021

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climate data

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: December 17

December 15, 2020

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climate outlooks

NOAA, Palau to announce sister sanctuary agreement

December 10, 2020

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sanctuaries

A shallow coral reef community in Palau National Marine Sanctuary.

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Where there’s wildfire, there’s a forecast

July 15, 2011

Tornadoes 101

April 17, 2011

The new weather text alerts issued by NOAA's National Weather Service will include tornado warnings.
Download here (Credit: NOAA)

Beware of rip currents

February 1, 2010

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What are atmospheric rivers?

A storm darkens the sky at the mouth of the Russian River, north of Bodega Bay, Calif. The storm was driven largely by an "atmospheric river" over California.

As mountain snow becomes perilous, forecasts are critical

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An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.

What is aquaculture?

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EXPLAINERS //

Science and shipwrecks: Preserving America’s maritime history

STORIES //

Get your snow smarts on: 9 forecast tools to use this winter

NEWS //

2020 was Earth’s 2nd-hottest year, just behind 2016

VIDEO //

Sea ice loss and extreme wildfires mark another year of Arctic change

PHOTOS & GALLERIES //

Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

INFOGRAPHICS //

When beaches are trashed, who pays the price?

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Statement on climate change flyers falsely attributed to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

NOAA, The Ocean Foundation team up to advance ocean science

Contract awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC to build two new oceanographic ships for NOAA

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA, NASA to announce 2020 global temperature, climate conditions

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: December 17

NOAA, Palau to announce sister sanctuary agreement

More NOAA features

Where there’s wildfire, there’s a forecast

Tornadoes 101

Beware of rip currents

What are atmospheric rivers?

As mountain snow becomes perilous, forecasts are critical

What is aquaculture?

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