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Regional Collaboration Network Update
December 26, 2024
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Across NOAA
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Regional Collaboration Network
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BANDA ACEH, SUMATRA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 4, 2005: A lone mosque remains standing among the damage of a coastal village near Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Credit: Jacob J. Kirk/U.S. Navy via Getty Images.
The science behind tsunamis
December 6, 2024
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Ocean & Coasts
Topics:
tsunamis
BANDA ACEH, SUMATRA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 4, 2005: A lone mosque remains standing among the damage of a coastal village near Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Credit: Jacob J. Kirk/U.S. Navy via Getty Images.
Illustration showing people working together to care for the Earth. (Credit: Getty Images).
How to foster climate resilience in your community
September 17, 2024
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Across NOAA
Topics:
climate
climate change
Illustration showing people working together to care for the Earth. (Credit: Getty Images).
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Back to school bundles: NOAA resource kits for your classroom
August 7, 2024
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Education
Three students use pieces of plastic and board to push water towards a replica of Norfolk. An instructor assists the students with the activity.
Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.
Hurricane forecasting
June 7, 2023
Focus areas:
Weather
Topics:
forecasting
hurricanes
Hurricane Joaquin reaches Category 4 strength near the Central Bahamas on October 1, 2015.
A digital painting of a cricket standing on the pointer of a temperature gauge with it's wings up. The temperature gauge points to 82 degrees Fahrenheit and approximately 29 degrees Celcius.
Can crickets tell the temperature? The answer is in their chirp!
September 21, 2022
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Education
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Office of Education
A digital painting of a cricket standing on the pointer of a temperature gauge with it's wings up. The temperature gauge points to 82 degrees Fahrenheit and approximately 29 degrees Celcius.
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The Great Outdoors: Weather Safety
June 2, 2022
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Understanding Hurricane Forecasts & Impacts
March 8, 2022
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water droplets
Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge Strategy
January 13, 2022
Topics:
water
water droplets
2 students planting trees with an adult during a restoration field trip
NOAA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
November 4, 2021
Focus areas:
Education
Offices:
Office of Education
Programs:
B-WET
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