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EXPLAINERS //

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 //

Latest big winter storm powered by ‘bombogenesis’

Snowstorm.

NEWS //

February 2019 ranked fifth 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 and partners capture footage of what might be new species of killer whale

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

PHOTOS & GALLERIES //

NOAA team sees Florence and Michael storm surge devastation first-hand

GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

INFOGRAPHICS //

The science behind the polar vortex

The science behind the polar vortex.

LATEST MEDIA RELEASES //

Florence and Michael retired by the World Meteorological Organization

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018.

NOAA satellites helped rescue 340 people in 2018

February 14, 2019

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A U.S. Coast Guard crew, a vital component of SARSAT, conducts ocean search and rescue training.

NOAA announces the arrival of El Nino

February 14, 2019

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El Nino, La Nina, ENSO

This image shows the difference from average sea surface temperatures at the Equator in the tropical Pacific during January 2019, as compared with the period from 1981-2010. On February 14, 2019, NOAA announced that El Nino has arrived, but it's likely to be weak with little influence on weather through early Spring 2019.

FOR THE MEDIA //

NOAA to issue 2019 U.S. Spring Outlook on March 21

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A spring scene of the Chicago skyline.

Advisory panel to focus on sea level rise, coastal inundation

February 20, 2019

We are scientists, engineers, researchers, technicians, and more who remain united in our common mission: science, service, stewardship.

NOAA monthly climate call: February 21

February 19, 2019

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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.

More NOAA features

NOAA team sees Florence and Michael storm surge devastation first-hand

November 9, 2018

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

Meet renowned flatfish expert Dr. Tom Munroe

November 8, 2018

Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea).

Aerial photography aids shoreline mapping

November 8, 2018

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Aerial imagery taken after Hurricane Michael.

OK Google, find humpback whales: NOAA works with Google AI to identify whale song

November 7, 2018

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technology & innovation

A humpback whale surfaces near Maui Island.

Veterans benefit from nature’s power to heal and teach

November 7, 2018

Veterans retrained as firefighters.

October was 6th wettest on record for U.S., coolest since 2013

November 7, 2018

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climate analyses and statistics

Autumn leaves in puddle.

NOAA preserves Washington, DC history with reproduced L’Enfant maps

November 2, 2018

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charts and maps

Copper plate.

Ozone hole could've been a big one this year – but it wasn’t

November 2, 2018

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The view of total ozone over the Antarctic pole from October 24, 2018. The purple and blue colors are where there is the least ozone, and the yellows and reds are where there is more ozone.

What causes seasickness?

November 1, 2018

Large swell and wind waves.

Video: New experimental radar could lead to earlier severe weather warnings

November 1, 2018

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NOAA's newest experimental weather radar located in Norman, Oklahoma, was installed earlier this year and will begin gathering data next spring.

Citizen science program at Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary celebrates 25 years

November 1, 2018

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citizen science

Demonstrating surveying techniques to volunteers.

NOAA sets sail to the deep waters off Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

October 30, 2018

This rare dumbo octopus often called the Blind Octopod due to the lack of a lens and reduced retina in its eyes was observed in the deep waters surrounding Puerto Rico in 2015.

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