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Topic: Flooding

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Video: NOAA satellites capture atmospheric rivers hitting U.S. West Coast

January 25, 2023

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Photo of flood damage at Mud Canyon Road in Death Valley National Park, California, from August 2022. On August 5, 2022, the park received 1.70 inches of rain — an all-time 24-hour rainfall record for the area.

U.S. sweltered through third-hottest summer on record

September 9, 2022

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monthly climate report

Photo of flood damage at Mud Canyon Road in Death Valley National Park, California, from August 2022. On August 5, 2022, the park received 1.70 inches of rain — an all-time 24-hour rainfall record for the area.

A house almost completely submerged by flood water off of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway on July 29, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

July 2022 was third hottest on record for the U.S.

August 8, 2022

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monthly climate report

A house almost completely submerged by flood water off of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway on July 29, 2022, in Breathitt County, Kentucky.

Photo of water in the streets during a high tide event on a storm-free day in Charleston, SC

U.S. high tide flooding breaks records in multiple locations

August 2, 2022

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Photo of water in the streets during a high tide event on a storm-free day in Charleston, SC

Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

NOAA to give U.S. state of high tide flooding and annual outlook

July 26, 2022

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tides and currents

Pedestrians stroll past standing water in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia in May 2016 after high tides in the Potomac River inundated the street.

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Water Resources Development Act data acquisition

May 24, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

forecaster seated and working at a bank of four computer screens

North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) Carrington Station in an open field.

Soil Moisture and Snowpack Pilot Program

May 24, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN) Carrington Station in an open field.

Image is of the NOAA Hera supercomputer located in Fairmont, WV. Hera has 52,640 Skylake processors with multiple grey cabinets (20 are shown in the image) and is labeled with CRAY CS500. The racks of hardware components are stacked vertically to save space, allow for ease of connecting the many nodes and cores of the supercomputer, and improve efficiency in cooling.

Research supercomputing

May 24, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

Image is of the NOAA Hera supercomputer located in Fairmont, WV. Hera has 52,640 Skylake processors with multiple grey cabinets (20 are shown in the image) and is labeled with CRAY CS500. The racks of hardware components are stacked vertically to save space, allow for ease of connecting the many nodes and cores of the supercomputer, and improve efficiency in cooling.

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Flood and inundation mapping and forecasting

May 23, 2022

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

satellite view of eastern united states

Satellite image of hurricane Ida.

Story map: In harm’s way, Hurricane Ida’s impact on socially vulnerable communities offsite link offsite link

May 16, 2022

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Satellite image of hurricane Ida.

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