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Topic: MOU

Photo of Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator (left), and Dr. Everette Joseph, Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, hold up an expanded Memorandum of Understanding on December 10, 2024 in Washington DC. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between NOAA and NCAR to advance and accelerate our understanding and application of Earth system science.

NOAA, UCAR renew, expand partnership to advance extreme weather research

December 11, 2024

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extreme weather

Photo of Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator (left), and Dr. Everette Joseph, Director of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, hold up an expanded Memorandum of Understanding on December 10, 2024 in Washington DC. The MOU will strengthen the partnership between NOAA and NCAR to advance and accelerate our understanding and application of Earth system science.

Photo showing heavy rains from Hurricane Delta caused river flooding in low lying areas of the Southeast on October 17, 2020. Credit: Victor Ward

NOAA, U.S. Department of Transportation team up to advance climate-smart transportation

November 19, 2024

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extreme weather

Photo showing heavy rains from Hurricane Delta caused river flooding in low lying areas of the Southeast on October 17, 2020. Credit: Victor Ward

Collage showing examples examples of weather, ocean, fisheries habitat and climate priorities for interdisciplinary research.

NOAA, Climate Mayors join forces to advance climate resilience

September 19, 2024

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climate impacts

climate resilience

Collage showing examples examples of weather, ocean, fisheries habitat and climate priorities for interdisciplinary research.

Photo showing two boats that were part of an expedition in Kiska, Alaska, to survey historic battlefields from World War II and document and honor the final resting place of U.S. and Japanese service members who lost their lives in the waters surrounding Kiska Island.

NOAA, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency agree to share ocean exploration data

July 25, 2024

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ocean exploration

Photo showing two boats that were part of an expedition in Kiska, Alaska, to survey historic battlefields from World War II and document and honor the final resting place of U.S. and Japanese service members who lost their lives in the waters surrounding Kiska Island.

August 31, 2023: A fallen tree obstructs a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Florida, after the storm made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30.

NOAA, Reinsurance Association of America sign collaborative agreement to improve risk communication

July 15, 2024

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natural disasters

August 31, 2023: A fallen tree obstructs a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry, Florida, after the storm made landfall as a major Category 3 hurricane. The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30.

Photo showing Ocean Discovery Director of Engineering Jessica Sandoval, Ph.D., (left) and Ocean Discovery League President and founder Katy Croff Bell, Ph.D., (right) work on attaching a low-cost camera system and light modules to a prototype weighted lander configuration made of PVC pipe during deployment and recovery trials in the waters off Rhode Island. Accessible deployment and recovery systems are critical to the development of low-cost deep seas systems. Credit: Susan Poulton/ Ocean Discovery League.

NOAA, Ocean Discovery League to advance low-cost, equitable deep-ocean exploration

April 17, 2024

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ocean exploration

marine biodiversity

coastal economies

Photo showing Ocean Discovery Director of Engineering Jessica Sandoval, Ph.D., (left) and Ocean Discovery League President and founder Katy Croff Bell, Ph.D., (right) work on attaching a low-cost camera system and light modules to a prototype weighted lander configuration made of PVC pipe during deployment and recovery trials in the waters off Rhode Island. Accessible deployment and recovery systems are critical to the development of low-cost deep seas systems. Credit: Susan Poulton/ Ocean Discovery League.

Photo showing Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. and Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Ms. Grace Fu signed an MOU to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and climate protection in Singapore on April 15, 2024.

Singapore and the U.S. enhance cooperation on environmental and climate protection

April 15, 2024

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measuring and modeling climate

Photo showing Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. and Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Ms. Grace Fu signed an MOU to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and climate protection in Singapore on April 15, 2024.

Image showing NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson signed the MOU in San Diego, California, aboard Hōkūle‘a.

NOAA, Polynesian Voyaging Society agreement aims to shed light on changing environment

December 1, 2023

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Indigenous knowledge

Image showing NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson signed the MOU in San Diego, California, aboard Hōkūle‘a.

The oil drilling platform Holly, approximately two miles off the shore of Huntington Beach, California.

NOAA, BSEE sign interagency agreement to advance offshore safety and environmental stewardship

October 26, 2023

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environmental impacts

The oil drilling platform Holly, approximately two miles off the shore of Huntington Beach, California.

Photo of NOAA’s National Weather Service Director Ken Graham and American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern sign a groundbreaking agreement for disaster preparedness and response, March 10, 2023.

National Weather Service welcomes American Red Cross as a core partner

March 10, 2023

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Photo of NOAA’s National Weather Service Director Ken Graham and American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern sign a groundbreaking agreement for disaster preparedness and response, March 10, 2023.

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