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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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‘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.

Study examines centuries of data to understand links between climate and wildfires

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Wildfire in California.

Video: Endangered right whale mom and baby interact with dolphins

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endangered species

A North Atlantic right whale and calf.

Flood safety: 6 inches of rushing water can knock you off your feet

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Flooding in Annapolis, Maryland.

Read NOAA Sanctuaries' 2018 'Earth is Blue' Magazine

February 28, 2019

Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Beachcombers find 50-year-old NOAA message in a bottle

February 27, 2019

Beachgoer Jim Duke with a science bottle he and wife Candy found along the shore.

NOAA announces new partnership with leading recreational fishing organizations

February 27, 2019

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recreational fishing

Recreational fishing boats on the West Coast.

What is a tide pool?

February 27, 2019

Point Pinos tide pools in Monterey County.

New drone technology could revolutionize marine mammal monitoring

February 26, 2019

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technology & innovation

Fur seal pup.

Intense drought in the U.S. Southwest persisted throughout 2018

February 25, 2019

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Drought conditions in the U.S.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center selects new director

February 22, 2019

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The view inside NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the nation's official civilian source of space weather forecasts, advisories, watches and warnings.

New marine pathogen forecasts for Gulf of Maine, Chesapeake Bay

February 22, 2019

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