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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 //

When smoke is in the air, all eyes turn to this NOAA weather model

NOAA's HRRR-Smoke model can help warn fire managers and local communities where heavy smoke will collect when a fire "lays down" overnight, as the Four Mile Fire did in Boulder, Colorado, in 2010.

NEWS //

Aerial images of damage from Hurricane Sally now available

A September 18, 2020, aerial image (zoomed-in), taken by NOAA aircraft, of the area west of Shelby Lake, Gulf Shores, Alabama (near SR-182) just days after Hurricane Sally swept through.

VIDEO //

Traditional Hawaiian knowledge engages students through watershed education

High school students weed the loʻi (wet taro patch) doing habitat restoration, while also connecting to their ahupuaʻa.

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 upgrades Global Ensemble Forecast System

September 23, 2020

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Corridor of computer servers

Data initiative sets sights on tackling global ocean challenges

September 17, 2020

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IUU fishing practices hurt law-abiding fishermen, damage the economy, and threaten our food security.

NOAA improves marine navigation near Georgia and New Hampshire naval bases

September 10, 2020

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The ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee entering Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia.

FOR THE MEDIA //

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.

NOAA panel seeks feedback on implementing coastal and ocean mapping strategies

September 11, 2020

Cargo container operation at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska

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3 ways satellites connect scientists with ocean life

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The Hawaiian Islands seen from NOAA's GOES-17 satellite on November 13, 2018. GOES-17 is among NOAA’s next generation of advanced geostationary weather satellites. The spacecraft provides high-quality data coverage of the Pacific Ocean.

Can volcanic eruptions cause El Niño?

An eruption at Montserrat Volcano on October 11, 2009.

As storms and rising seas reshape beaches, volunteers track changing coastlines

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Volunteers measuring the slope of New Hampshire's Jenness Beach.

6 things forecasters want you to know about weather and climate

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climate vs. weather

NOAA forecasters and researchers collaborate on a satellite data project at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma in 2018.

NOAA ramps up use of drones to collect fish, seafloor and weather data

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unmanned vehicles

This autonomous surface vessel created by Saildrone, carrying specially designed sensors, is pictured leaving Alameda, California, in mid-May 2020, headed for the Bering Sea. NOAA will use it and two similar unmanned surface vessels to conduct a survey of walleye pollock, our nation’s largest fishery, and collect weather and ocean data that will be transmitted to the Global Telecommunications System to assist with Arctic weather forecasts.

50th anniversary spotlight: Building a Weather-Ready Nation

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NOAA 50th Anniversary

Weather-ready Nation

NOAA’s Weather–Ready Nation is about readying your community for weather, water, and climate-related events.

Summer 2020 high tide outlook is now available

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tides and currents

Downtown Annapolis, Maryland, pictured here in 2012, is one of three major East Coast urban areas already being faced with nuisance flooding in excess of 30 days per year.

Ocean Fact: How much oxygen comes from the ocean?

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A fish-eye view of the wake of a ship out at sea. Here's an ocean fact: The surface layer of the ocean is teeming with photosynthetic plankton. Though they're invisible to the naked eye, they produce more oxygen than the largest redwood trees.

World Sea Turtle Day: 10 turtle facts to know

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Sea Turtle Week

A young Kemp's ridley sea turtle examines a piece of sargassum, a type of brown seaweed that floats on the sea surface in large clumps.

#SeaTurtleWeek 2020: Celebrating conservation

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Swimming green sea turtle.

May 2020 tied for hottest on record for the globe

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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 plays key role in plan to explore and unlock potential of America’s ocean

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NOAA crew and scientists aboard NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer prepare to deploy remotely operated vehicles that will help NOAA explore and characterize the features and marine life of the Atlantic deep ocean off South Carolina.

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