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Treasures of NOAA's Ark

January 5, 2023

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National Geodetic Survey

tides and currents

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The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Discover NOAA's treasures at the Tellus Science Museum

December 14, 2022

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charts and maps

National Geodetic Survey

tides and currents

The Treasures of NOAA's Ark exhibit on display at the Tellus Science Museum in Atlanta, GA. Several cases are spread throughout the room, with maps, and charts, early scientific instruments, and other historical artifacts inside them.

Kaleigh Ballantine smiling in front of the beach at sunset.

Follow your art: Lessons on communicating science

November 9, 2022

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Kaleigh Ballantine smiling in front of the beach at sunset.

Early morning rainbow along the south shore of Maui taken on July 29, 2019 in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

#EarthDay 2021: Rediscover and connect with nature just outside your door

April 18, 2021

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citizen science

climate science

Early morning rainbow along the south shore of Maui taken on July 29, 2019 in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary.

Understanding Marine Debris: Games and Activities for Kids of All Ages, a popular assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers and coloring activities.

November 23, 2020

November 23, 2020

Dive into science activities for kids of all ages

A child looks through a magnifying glass to investigate what can be seen in a sample of seawater.

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

Engage young minds at home with more earth science from NOAA Education

It's not easy being green, but NOAA scientists are working hard on innovative, sustainable solutions for Earth's biggest environmental challenges.

15+ great reads for your Earth Day week

April 21, 2019

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It's not easy being green, but NOAA scientists are working hard on innovative, sustainable solutions for Earth's biggest environmental challenges.

Staff volunteers from NOAA Fisheries Service ready for a full day of fun, hands-on science activities at the 2018 NOAA Open House in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Explore your natural world at NOAA's Open House

March 20, 2019

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Staff volunteers from NOAA Fisheries Service ready for a full day of fun, hands-on science activities at the 2018 NOAA Open House in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The crew of NOAA Ship Fairweather crew lower a launch into Puget Sound, Washington, for Hydrographic Systems Readiness Review testing. Since 2015, scientists have been gathering data on the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system, a 746-mile long strike-slip fault line that extends from offshore of Vancouver Island, Canada, to the Fairweather Range of southeast Alaska. The team has gathered high resolution bathymetric data through multibeam sonar across 5,792 square miles of the ocean bottom

Scientists complete mission to map fast-moving fault off Alaska

August 7, 2018

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nautical charts and maps

Earth observations

The crew of NOAA Ship Fairweather crew lower a launch into Puget Sound, Washington, for Hydrographic Systems Readiness Review testing. Since 2015, scientists have been gathering data on the Queen Charlotte-Fairweather fault system, a 746-mile long strike-slip fault line that extends from offshore of Vancouver Island, Canada, to the Fairweather Range of southeast Alaska. The team has gathered high resolution bathymetric data through multibeam sonar across 5,792 square miles of the ocean bottom

Collage showing rockfish in the Northwest’s Puget Sound region, marine debris collection in Hawaii and CoCoRaHS volunteer measuring precipitation.

Science in service to the planet we call home

April 16, 2018

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Collage showing rockfish in the Northwest’s Puget Sound region, marine debris collection in Hawaii and CoCoRaHS volunteer measuring precipitation.

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