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A hydrophone in Gray's Reef National Sanctuary.

How sound wave 'backscatter' helps us understand the seafloor

November 3, 2017

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A NOAA survey tech collects backscatter data on NOAA Ship Rainier in California's Channel Islands to support safe navigation and habitat mapping.

BOO? You won't find any trick-or-treaters in a ghost forest

October 30, 2017

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A "ghost forest" on Capers Island, South Carolina.

What are the Roaring Forties?

February 13, 2017

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A research vessel braves the strong westerly winds of the Roaring Forties during an expedition to measure levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in the surface of the ocean.

‘Every Full Moon’ video series debuts with sea creatures that light up the night

October 17, 2016

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Here just a few of the sea creatures you'll learn about in NOAA Ocean Today's "Every Full Moon" video series.

Video: What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

November 24, 2015

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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Video: What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

November 24, 2015

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What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

August 2018 was 5th hottest August on record for the globe

Polar sea ice coverage remains at near-record lows

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Evaluating Florence damage from the air: NOAA begins aerial surveys [EXT]

Ask the scientist: How can the weather spark and spread wildfires?

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