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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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Storm surge, the deadliest threat from tropical cyclones

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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.

NOAA names Rubino Senior Advisor for Seafood Strategy

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Boat on water.

U.S. moved closer to being drought-free in April

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climate analyses and statistics

An expansive view of Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, America's biggest national park, as seen in April 2019. According to NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, Alaska had its 10th warmest April on record in 2019.

Tracking basking sharks with satellites in the Channel Islands

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The NOAA team prepares to tag a basking shark near Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

The surprising story of swordfish you may not know

Swordfish.

NOAA science helps restore coastal places

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coastal restoration

Studying damage to the coast after an oil spill.

Podcast: Navigating the sea with digital charts

Electronic navigational chart.

Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 5-11, 2019

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Cyclone.

NOAA celebrates 25 years of developing climate services in Africa

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climate outlooks

extreme weather

NOAA National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini (center, sixth from the left) celebrates the 25th anniversary of the African Desk, an important part of NOAA's Climate Prediction Center (CPC), alongside colleagues from across CPC and partners from around the globe.

Almost 14 million pounds of West Coast groundfish caught in 2018 thanks to a new trial effort

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commercial fishing

Fishermen aboard the F/V Miss Sue participate in a midwater rockfish exempted fishing permit.

Scientists embark on new field season to study coral reef ecosystems

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Blue trevally (Caranx melampygus), ornate butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus), and starry-eyed parrotfish (Calotomus carolinus) over a coral reef off Maui.

Video: We are NOAA Fisheries 2019

Scientist conducting marine mammal research.

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