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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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Periods of extreme humid heat occurring decades earlier than expected

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extreme weather

Stock image of 2 people taking a moment to recover from exercise in the high heat of the day.

See: Satellite detects changes in nighttime lights in NYC Metro area

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satellite images

Earth observations

Tapping into data from the NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite’s Day/Night Band, NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) colleagues at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, and the Colorado School of Mines examined the difference in illumination of urban and suburban lights between February and March, 2020. By doing so, the scientists were able to detect areas of dimming (blue), and in some cases brightening (red), of nighttime lights from the Mid-Atlantic to New England.

NOAA teams with UN to create app to track locust swarms

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technology & innovation

A man walks through a swarm of locusts in Kenya on January 22, 2020. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is warning of a second, potentially even more disastrous upsurge in locust attacks expected to strike croplands across eastern Africa this summer.

‘Near-average’ April was marked by deadliest tornado outbreak in 6 years

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climate analyses and statistics

NOAA meteorologists took this photo of a home in Oneanota, Alabama, that was destroyed by a deadly tornado outbreak that tore across the U.S. South and Southeast on April 12-13, 2020. It was the deadliest outbreak since 2014 and one of several in April 2020.

NOAA exploring effects of COVID-19 response on the environment

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Paolo Wilczak, a pilot with Scientific Aviation, flies an air sampling mission over Groton, Connecticut, as part of the East Coast Outflow Experiment on April 25, 2020. Scientific Aviation is helping NOAA collect air samples for this research project.

Study: Climate change has been influencing where tropical cyclones rage

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tropical cyclones

During one of the most active Atlantic hurricane seasons in recent years, three simultaneous hurricanes were captured by the Suomi-NPP satellite on September 8, 2017. The appearance of Katia (left), Irma (center), and Jose (right) was the first such occurrence since 2010. All three hurricanes were threatening land at the time.

NOAA polar-orbiting satellites see drop in U.S. air pollution in March

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

An undated stock image of the sky above the cloud line.

For NOAA forecasters, a tornado-wracked April required extra grit, vigilance

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This April 12, 2020, NOAA National Weather Service image shows the weather outlook, including reported numbers of tornadoes, for the U.S. Southeast states.

It's time again for #HurricanePrep: Are you ready?

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hurricane season

Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. The category 5 hurricane came ashore with 160 mph winds and strong storm surge.

Q&A: Climate expert on what tiny plankton can tell us about the ocean, past & present

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climate science

Marine climate scientist Katherine Allen in the lab using a microscope as part of her marine research.

Scientists modeling risk of invasive Asian carp to Great Lakes

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invasive species

These adult and two young silver Asian carp were collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Missouri River near Columbia, Missouri. (Undated image).

Spring 2020 brings rare ozone 'hole' over the Arctic

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NOAA satellites observed an ozone hole developing over the Arctic March 10, 2020. In this snapshot, places where ozone amounts are less than 280 Dobson Units are shown in red.

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