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For businesses, natural disaster planning could help pandemic response

October 19, 2020

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The social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have battered many small- and medium-sized enterprises, putting millions of jobs in the U.S. at risk. And a year rife with natural disasters (2020) has not helped already struggling businesses.

#Sally: The latest storm forecasts, imagery and more

September 13, 2020

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Storm clouds approaching the beach

It's time again for #HurricanePrep: Are you ready?

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hurricane season

Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10, 2018. The category 5 hurricane came ashore with 160 mph winds and strong storm surge.

Training for tragedy: Scientists heading to Arctic prepare for the unthinkable

February 3, 2020

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A NOAA scientist practices Arctic survival skills in cold waters of Seattle's Lake Washington, December 2019. Exercises like these teach trainees to focus on survival and the future. Trainees practiced cold-water survival swimming techniques and how to get onto a life raft.

4 hurricanes in 6 weeks? It happened to one state in 2004.

August 26, 2019

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Waves on top of a hurricane's storm surge can worsen the destructive power of the ocean. NOAA's Jamie Rhome was instrumental in leading the development of storm-surge forecast products implemented in recent years to inform the public and vital constituencies about the risk of storm surge.

Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

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More than 2500 students in the 4th and 5 grade took a tour of the NOAA WD-3D Orion Aircraft and met the crews who fly into the storms. The kids will take that information home to see if their families are ready for hurricanes. May 9, 2019.

Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 5-11, 2019

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Cyclone.

U.S. hurricane forecasters embark on preparedness mission to Mexico and Caribbean

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hurricane hunters

Visitors wait to board NOAA and USAF Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft in Panama City, Panama during the 2018 Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour.

Learn how to prepare for winter weather

November 30, 2017

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Get ready for winter weather hazards.

NOAA Coast Survey prepares for Hurricane Irmaoffsite link

September 6, 2017

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NOAA Navigation Response Team 4 (NRT4) vessel.

Winter safety: How to prepare for winter weather

November 30, 2016

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Winter ready.

Thanksgiving holiday weekend forecast

November 22, 2016

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Thanksgiving holiday traffic.