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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 //

What's the coldest temperature Earth has ever been?

A snowcat vehicle transports Japanese researchers to Dome Fuji, East Antarctica. A high ridge on the plateau is home to the coldest place on Earth today that sees temperatures between -30 and -80 degrees Celsius. 2019 photo.

NEWS //

Earth just had its 7th-warmest January on record

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

VIDEO //

NOAA finalizes strategy to enhance growth of American Blue Economy

Cover to NOAA story map entitled Our dynamic marine economy.

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 //

NOAA begins transition exclusively to electronic navigation charts

February 26, 2021

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nautical charts and maps

Chart 18665 of Lake Tahoe is the first traditional paper chart to be fully supplanted by an electronic navigational chart as part of NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey Raster Sunset Plan. Shown is the lake's northern shore.

NOAA partners with University of Southern Mississippi on uncrewed systems

February 4, 2021

An autonomous surface vehicle is launched in the Port of Gulfport, Miss., during the U.S. Navy's Advanced Naval Technology Exercise on November 6, 2019.

New NOAA ocean exploration ship to be based in Newport, Rhode Island

January 29, 2021

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NOAA ships

Discoverer will have the ability to deploy remotely operated vehicles like this one to explore the ocean.

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: February 18

February 16, 2021

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climate outlooks

NOAA to issue analysis of COVID-19's early impact on seafood industry: January 15

January 15, 2021

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COVID-19

NOAA Fisheries provides science-based conservation and management for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, marine mammals, endangered species, and their habitats.

NOAA, NASA to announce 2020 global temperature, climate conditions

January 12, 2021

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climate data

More NOAA features

Inland flooding: A hidden danger of tropical cyclones

June 25, 2012

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 is aquaculture?

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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winter

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

Latest news and features

Latest news and features

EXPLAINERS //

Science and shipwrecks: Preserving America’s maritime history

STORIES //

What's the coldest temperature Earth has ever been?

NEWS //

Earth just had its 7th-warmest January on record

VIDEO //

NOAA finalizes strategy to enhance growth of American Blue Economy

PHOTOS & GALLERIES //

Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

INFOGRAPHICS //

When beaches are trashed, who pays the price?

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

NOAA begins transition exclusively to electronic navigation charts

NOAA partners with University of Southern Mississippi on uncrewed systems

New NOAA ocean exploration ship to be based in Newport, Rhode Island

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: February 18

NOAA to issue analysis of COVID-19's early impact on seafood industry: January 15

NOAA, NASA to announce 2020 global temperature, climate conditions

More NOAA features

Inland flooding: A hidden danger of tropical cyclones

Where there’s wildfire, there’s a forecast

Tornadoes 101

Beware of rip currents

What is aquaculture?

What are atmospheric rivers?

As mountain snow becomes perilous, forecasts are critical

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