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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 //

Expedition reveals coral devastation in remote Pacific marine monument

During a July 2019 expedition, divers observed devastating damage to coral reef sites at Rapture Reef in French Frigate Shoals.

NEWS //

July 2019 was hottest month on record for the planet

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

VIDEO //

Bay Watershed Education and Training grantees put environmental education into action

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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 //

The science behind the polar vortex

The science behind the polar vortex.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Public may comment on proposed changes to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

August 20, 2019

Coral reefs like this one in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary buffer shorelines from wave action, storms, and erosion, and protect wetlands and harbors.

NOAA awards $2.7 million in grants for marine debris removal and research

August 15, 2019

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A marine debris team member gathers a handful of disposable cigarette lighters picked up at a beach cleanup site.

NOAA increases chance for above-normal hurricane season

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hurricane season

Flooding is always a significant threat during tropical cyclones. In August 2017 Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast and after moving inland the storm stalled for four days dropping more than 60 inches of rain over southeastern Texas.

FOR THE MEDIA //

Advisory panel to focus on precision navigation, subsidence and sea level rise

August 15, 2019

The New Orleans Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association uses a portable pilot unit displaying NOAA ENC® data as it guides a tanker running upriver from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.

NOAA monthly climate call: Thursday, August 15

August 13, 2019

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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 present Florida Keys draft restoration plan

August 12, 2019

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

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Sea turtle fingerprints help unlock population secrets

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A hatchling with a pen helping to show the size and location of the skin biopsy on the front flipper.

Video: Reducing bycatch helps restore sea turtle populations

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Sea turtle.

Illuminated nets could provide a brighter future for sea turtles

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The sun sets as fishermen set out nets with green LED lights attached.

Pilots are helping turtles take flight

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A Turtles Fly Too volunteer flight takes off heading south with turtles aboard.

Saving sea turtles with science: It's #SeaTurtleWeek 2019

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A green sea turtle swims above coral reef at Baker Island.

NOAA seeks ideas from industry, academia to improve weather prediction

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Weather Prediction Center Meteorologist, Andrew Orrison, uses weather model data.

Live #SeaTurtleChat June 12: Ask our expert about sea turtle biology, conservation

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Sea Turtle Week

Green sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean on an island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

June is National Ocean Month: So, how many oceans are there?

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World Ocean Day

Aerial view of the Pacific Ocean.

Are hurricanes and tropical cyclones moving at a more leisurely pace?

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Members of the South Carolina's Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (SC-HART) perform rescue operations in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 31, 2017, after Hurricane Harvey.

Podcast: Autonomous technology helps predict hurricane intensity

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technology & innovation

Glider.

Celebrate our world ocean in June

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Bluefin tuna.

Rain-soaked U.S. had its 2nd-wettest month on record in May

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climate analyses and statistics

People survey the heavy damage to a home west of Bonner Springs, Kansas, from an EF-2 tornado that occurred May 28, 2019.

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