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Science is kids play: Online games and activities for school break or anytime at all

Check out NOAA's science games portal and other activities to explore our world, from the skies to the depths of the sea.

NOAA celebrates 50 years of landmark coastal, ocean legislation

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Understanding Climate Normals

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NOAA Fisheries releases flagship reports: Status of Stocks, Fisheries of the U.S.

School of yellowfin tuna fish in the Atlantic ocean.

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April 2022 tied as Earth’s fifth-warmest

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Winter driving: Watch out for these 4 'sneaky' hazards

If you're thinking about driving in winter weather, you'll want to watch our Sneaky Winter Hazards videos on YouTube at https://youtu.be/te2S9YvD7Io.

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Photo story: So how do you maintain a huge weather buoy network?

Buoy deployment.

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When beaches are trashed, who pays the price?

A beach that is almost completely covered in trash and debris.

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Latest News Releases

NOAA requests proposals for design and construction of new ocean survey ships

NOAA predicts a below-normal 2022 Central Pacific hurricane season

U.S. fish stocks continue era of rebuilding and recovery

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NOAA monthly U.S., global climate report call: May 19

NOAA to announce 2022 Atlantic hurricane season outlook

NOAA to issue annual ‘Status of the Stocks’ report for U.S. fisheries

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NOAA Ship Rainier.

NOAA's Coast Survey announces 2022 plans to map the ocean

February 3, 2022

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nautical charts and maps

NOAA Ship Rainier.

This curious groundhog isn't Punxsutawney Phil, but he (or she) sure is cute.

Six more weeks of winter? See how the groundhog scores against the climate record

February 2, 2022

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This curious groundhog isn't Punxsutawney Phil, but he (or she) sure is cute.

Two polar bears on a patch of Arctic ice

Study finds strong marine heatwaves in the Arctic

February 2, 2022

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Two polar bears on a patch of Arctic ice

Lightning as seen from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on NOAA's GOES-16 satellite from April 29, 2020. One of the lightning flashes within this thunderstorm complex was found by the World Meteorological Organization to be the longest flash on record that covered a horizontal distance of 477 miles.

World's longest lightning flash on record captured by NOAA satellites

February 1, 2022

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Lightning as seen from the Geostationary Lightning Mapper on NOAA's GOES-16 satellite from April 29, 2020. One of the lightning flashes within this thunderstorm complex was found by the World Meteorological Organization to be the longest flash on record that covered a horizontal distance of 477 miles.

Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

Snow Cone update: Right whale mother and calf continue their journey

February 1, 2022

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Right whale Catalog #3560 ‘Snow Cone’ and calf sighted off Fernandina Beach, Florida on January 6, 2022.

A young girl reaches into a tidepool. The sun is setting in the background, showing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance.

2021 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

January 31, 2022

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Fiscal Year 2021 NOAA Education Accomplishments Report

A young girl reaches into a tidepool. The sun is setting in the background, showing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance.

About 50 people, many of whom are wearing name tags, pose for a group picture outside.

'Partnerships … that’s where the work gets done': A climate conversation with Frank Niepold

January 31, 2022

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Crates of oysters.

Harvest stories: Updates from eeBLUE aquaculture literacy partnerships

January 26, 2022

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Aquaculture literacy

Crates of oysters.

Free diver from the Puget Sound Restoration Fund collects sugar kelp to propagate at NOAA Fisheries' Manchester Research Station.

Video: Our climate & our fisheries — join the conversation

January 25, 2022

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Free diver from the Puget Sound Restoration Fund collects sugar kelp to propagate at NOAA Fisheries' Manchester Research Station.

A photo of Jonathan Smith and a quote that reads "I want to encourage [young aspiring scientists] on a non-traditional path that reaching their desired position in the atmospheric sciences, or any other STEM field, is within reach."

EPP/MSI alumnus Jonathan Smith, Ph.D., returns to NOAA as a physical scientist

January 24, 2022

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A photo of Jonathan Smith and a quote that reads "I want to encourage [young aspiring scientists] on a non-traditional path that reaching their desired position in the atmospheric sciences, or any other STEM field, is within reach."

Snowy mountain with clouds

When could you expect the coldest day of the year?

January 21, 2022

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Tiger shark.

Climate change shifts tiger shark populations north

January 20, 2022

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Tiger shark.