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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 //

For businesses, natural disaster planning could help pandemic response

The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have battered many small- and medium-sized enterprises, putting millions of jobs in the U.S. at risk. And a year rife with natural disasters (2020) has not helped already struggling businesses.

NEWS //

Aerial images of Hurricane Zeta damage now available

NOAA satellite imagery of Hurricane Zeta as it made landfall in southeastern Louisiana, near Cocodrie, the afternoon of October 28, 2020.

VIDEO //

U.S. Winter Outlook: Cooler North, warmer South with ongoing La Nina

A male Eastern Bluebird perches by his snow covered house during a winter snowstorm (2018).

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 //

Large, deep Antarctic ozone hole to persist into November

October 30, 2020

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climate science

A NOAA ozonesonde -- an instrument used to help scientists monitor the Antarctic ozone hole -- ascends over the South Pole in this time-lapse photo taken October 21, 2020. Ideal weather conditions helped create a large, persistent ozone hole that will last into November 2020.

AI agreement to enhance environmental monitoring, weather prediction

October 27, 2020

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artificial intelligence

NOAA physical scientist Anthony Arguez reviews El Niño and La Niña climate data on a computer screen at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.

Ocean observing prize solicits designs for tomorrow’s storm tracking technology

October 19, 2020

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NOAA and the U.S. Department of Energy announced the winners of the Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize.

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA to issue 2020 U.S. Winter Outlook

October 8, 2020

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climate outlooks

A winter night.

Science briefing for media on major U.S. weather modeling system upgrade

September 21, 2020

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Trekking through heavy rain.

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

September 15, 2020

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

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It's official: Solar Cycle 25 began December 2019 and will peak in 2025

September 15, 2020

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solar radiation

Solar minimum - the period when the sun is least active - is seen in this image from the Solar Ultraviolet Imager aboard NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Dec. 15, 2019. Scientists at NOAA and NASA have officially determined and announced (September 15, 2020) that we are now in Solar Cycle 25, which started in December 2019.

Northern Hemisphere just had its hottest summer on record

September 14, 2020

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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.

#Sally: The latest storm forecasts, imagery and more

September 13, 2020

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Storm clouds approaching the beach

Mapping the seafloor for signs of tsunami risk in Alaska's waters

September 11, 2020

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nautical charts and maps

A view of Barry Glacier, Alaska. (undated photo.)

La Nina develops during peak hurricane season

September 10, 2020

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

This is a what a typical winter La Nina pattern looks like as it affects the United States.

Summer 2020 ranked as one of the hottest on record for U.S.

September 9, 2020

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climate analyses and statistics

Firefighters on the march: The Pine Gulch Fire, smoke of which shown here, was started by a lightning strike on July 31, 2020, approximately 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado. According to InciWeb, as of August 27, 2020, the Pine Gulch Fire became the largest wildfire in Colorado State history, surpassing the Hayman Fire that burned near Colorado Springs in the summer of 2002.

Aviation responsible for 3.5% of climate change, study finds

September 3, 2020

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aviation weather

climate science

published research

This visualization from NOAA'a Science on a Sphere Explorer captures the pulse of air traffic leaving Europe as dawn crosses the Atlantic Ocean on one day in 2007.

See our Fall 2020 high tide outlook

September 2, 2020

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tides and currents

Tidal flooding in Miami.

Get the facts that bust 5 common myths about the ocean

September 2, 2020

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A wave cresting in the open ocean.

Podcast: From diving to data, get a close-up look at coral research

September 2, 2020

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NOAA Research Ecologist and scuba diver Shay Viehman finishes up a survey of corals in the deep blue waters of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. In the foreground is a huge mound of corals.

Aerial images of damage from Hurricane Laura now available online

August 29, 2020

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Aerial image from NOAA damage assessment flight over the area near Holly Beach, Louisiana. NOAA's King Air is surveying damage from Hurricane Laura. Image taken August 28, 2020.

Seafloor mapping: NOAA partner collects quarry of deep-ocean data

August 26, 2020

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charts and maps

Photo taken by aerial drone of the Deep Submersible Support Vessel Pressure Drop with its crew on the day explorers Victor Vescovo and Kathy Sullivan dived in a submersible vehicle to the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest known part of the world’s ocean. June 7, 2020.

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