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Topic: Safety

August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.
New lightning tool tells a striking story
October 3, 2022
Focus areas:
Weather
Topics:
lightning
safety
data
August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.
Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.
The fastest-growing port in Texas just got even safer
October 4, 2022
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
safety
navigation
ports
marine commerce
Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.
Fire blazes at Rum Creek fire in Oregon: August, 2022.
Photo story: Fighting fire with forecasts
September 20, 2022
Focus areas:
Weather
Topics:
wildfires
forecasts
safety
Fire blazes at Rum Creek fire in Oregon: August, 2022.
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.
Podcast: Slowing down to save North Atlantic right whales
August 18, 2022
Focus areas:
Fisheries
Topics:
whales
safety
Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.
Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.
Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat
July 26, 2022
Focus areas:
Research
Climate
Topics:
heat
heat waves
safety
extreme weather
public health
Social media and Web
climate
resilience
Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.
Podcast: Surveying in the Great Lakes
May 26, 2022
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
ocean
marine commerce
safety
NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.
An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.
Heading into backcountry snow? Check the forecasts first
December 2, 2021
Focus areas:
Weather
Topics:
safety
weather
forecasting
winter
An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.
Hurricane emergency route sign.
Hurricane safety, explained
June 1, 2021
Focus areas:
Education
Topics:
hurricanes
safety
Hurricane emergency route sign.
A Hawaiian monk seal laying on a beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk a safe distance around the seal.
Don't feed the animals: 6 tips for your next marine wildlife encounter
June 2, 2021
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
marine life
safety
ocean
A Hawaiian monk seal laying on a beach. The sign in the foreground instructs people to walk a safe distance around the seal.
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.
Training for tragedy: Scientists heading to Arctic prepare for the unthinkable
February 3, 2020
Focus areas:
Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
Arctic
preparedness
safety
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.

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