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Everyone's favorite groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter

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

NOAA satellites helped save 397 lives in 2022

A still photo taken from a video of a Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescuing a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, Louisiana, on September 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina.

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Everyone's favorite groundhog predicts 6 more weeks of winter

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2022 was world’s 6th-warmest year on record

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Photo story: Fighting fire with forecasts

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Agreement between NOAA, ASCE prepares nation for climate-ready infrastructure

NOAA satellites helped save 397 lives in 2022

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An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Effort to sync waterway names will improve maritime safety, efficiency

October 25, 2022

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An image of a nautical chart showing a portion of the western Chesapeake Bay shore near Thomas Point and Annapolis, Maryland.

Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

3, 2, 1 … liftoff! NOAA’s JPSS-2 satellite heads to space

October 25, 2022

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Artist's rendering of NOAA's JPSS-2.

A map labeled Lower Chickahominy - Watershed. Charles City, James City, and New Kent are highlighted within the study area where watersheds are present.

Conservation meets economy with new Virginia coastal agreement

October 24, 2022

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coastal economies

A map labeled Lower Chickahominy - Watershed. Charles City, James City, and New Kent are highlighted within the study area where watersheds are present.

A young girl reaches into a tide pool as she discovers something of interest. The sun is setting in the background, providing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance with a low hillside and a tree in the frame.

2022 marks 50 years of landmark acts to protect our ocean and coasts

October 21, 2022

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A young girl reaches into a tide pool as she discovers something of interest. The sun is setting in the background, providing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance with a low hillside and a tree in the frame.

A grid of photos of seafood experts. Erin Arneson (top left); Maggie Allen (bottom left); Angela Caporelli (bottom middle); Kellie Casavalle (right).

Get a taste of Seafood Month: Explore and learn from Southeast experts

October 21, 2022

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A grid of photos of seafood experts. Erin Arneson (top left); Maggie Allen (bottom left); Angela Caporelli (bottom middle); Kellie Casavalle (right).

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How area-based management in U.S. waters aim to conserve the ocean

October 21, 2022

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Great Lakes mapping missions combine surveying and science

October 21, 2022

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Humpback whale fluke out of water.

Nation's marine sanctuary system turns 50

October 21, 2022

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Humpback whale fluke out of water.

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Students ponder plankton in all 50 states

October 21, 2022

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Cover: Five Year Strategy for the National Marine Sanctuary System: 2022-2027.

Five-year strategy for the National Marine Sanctuary System

October 20, 2022

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Cover: Five Year Strategy for the National Marine Sanctuary System: 2022-2027.

Southern Resident killer whale J16 breaches near San Juan Island in Washington while J26 swims nearby.

The Marine Mammal Protection Act celebrates 50 years

October 19, 2022

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Southern Resident killer whale J16 breaches near San Juan Island in Washington while J26 swims nearby.

Maximum tsunami wave amplitude, in centimeters, following the asteroid impact 66 million years ago.

Study: Ancient asteroid triggered megatsunami that had global impacts

October 17, 2022

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Maximum tsunami wave amplitude, in centimeters, following the asteroid impact 66 million years ago.

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