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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 //

Sea turtle fingerprints help unlock population secrets

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

NEWS //

May 2019 was the 4th hottest on record for the globe

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

VIDEO //

NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 is scheduled to lift off no earlier than June 24 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

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 //

NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model

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A supercell thunderstorm in Kansas on May 27, 2019.

NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

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satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 is scheduled to lift off no earlier than June 24 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

NOAA forecasts very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

The Mississippi River watershed drains 1.245 million square miles, including all or parts of 31 U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces. The map generally illustrates how runoff from farms (green areas) and cities (red areas) drains into the Mississippi, delivering nutrients into the Gulf of Mexico and fueling the annual hypoxic zone.

FOR THE MEDIA //

Space Weather Enterprise Forum: June 26 in Washington

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Sun glowing in deep space.

NOAA monthly climate call: June 20

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climate outlooks

global average temperatures

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

Unusual Mortality Event declared for bottlenose dolphins in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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NOAA Marine Mammal Stranding Network

Common bottlenose dolphins are found throughout the world in both offshore and coastal waters, including harbors, bays, gulfs, and estuaries of temperate and tropical waters.

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Mapping the seafloor to protect marine resources

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Spiny lobster.

NOAA talks hurricanes and climate at National Press Club

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From left, Jeremy Gregory, Ph.D., Gerry Bell, Ph.D, and moderator Ferdous Al-Faruque.

International voyage may unravel mysteries of pacific salmon survival

The Russian research ship, Professor Kaganovskiy, will set sail for the Gulf of Alaska over the next month.

NOAA and partners capture footage of what might be new species of killer whale

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International scientists encountered unique pod of orcas similar to the unidentified animals seen in this 2011 photograph.

How does marine pollution affect you?

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Oil spill.

NOAA Science Report highlights 2018 research accomplishments

GreenWave co-founder Bren Smith harvesting a line of sugar kelp at his Thimble Island Ocean Farm in Long Island Sound, which grows oysters, mussels, scallops and sugar kelp in waters off Branford, Connecticut. NOAA's Milford Lab is helping businesses expand sustainable aquaculture.

Spring 2019 high tide outlook now available

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tides and currents

Flooding in Annapolis, Maryland.

Deep-diving robots find warming accelerating in ocean off Antarctica

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NOAA and cooperative institute scientists are releasing Deep Argo floats off Hawaii to test them in preparation for the major deployment NOAA and Paul G. Allen Family Foundation will conduct next year to create the the Atlantic Ocean array in international waters off Brazil.

U.S. records wettest winter capped by a cooler, wetter February 2019

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climate analyses and statistics

An atmospheric river drenched California with heavy rain and mountain snow the week of February 10, 2019, triggering flash floods, mudslides and winter storm warnings in the Sierra Nevada. This "conveyor belt" of clouds and moisture stretching across the Pacific Ocean easily stands out in this Feb. 14, 2019, infrared image from NOAA's newly operational GOES West (GOES-17) satellite.

Aquaculture science: Results released from first-ever formal peer review

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Juvenile sea scallop.

Story map: The Arctic – closer than you think

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Icebreaker traveling through icy Arctic waters.

‘Smart’ buoys and NOAA models are helping this city prevent a drinking water crisis

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A buoy near the Cleveland Water intake — approximately 3.5 miles off the Cleveland shoreline — gives researchers at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Laboratory the ability to incorporate water temperature, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen and other parameters into their Experimental Hypoxia Forecast model. Model results are helping water treatment managers anticipate and respond to changes in lake water quality.

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