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Hurricane emergency route sign.

Hurricane safety, explained

June 1, 2021

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Hurricane emergency route sign.

Understanding Climate Normals

May 4, 2021

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Climate Normals

temperature rankings

NOAA's vast collection of environmental data is heading to the cloud.

NOAA Information Resources Management Strategic Plan 2021-2025

March 10, 2021

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Information Technology

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Information Technology

NOAA's vast collection of environmental data is heading to the cloud.

USS Conestoga (AT 54), the last known broadside photograph taken likely during WWI when the tugboat was equipped with a 3-inch 50 caliber naval gun and two machine guns. The tugboat was later equipped with only a single 3-inch 50 caliber gun when it disappeared while en route from Mare Island to America Samoa, by way of Pearl Harbor in 1921.

Science and shipwrecks: Preserving America’s maritime history

April 13, 2018

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maritime heritage

maritime archaeology

USS Conestoga (AT 54), the last known broadside photograph taken likely during WWI when the tugboat was equipped with a 3-inch 50 caliber naval gun and two machine guns. The tugboat was later equipped with only a single 3-inch 50 caliber gun when it disappeared while en route from Mare Island to America Samoa, by way of Pearl Harbor in 1921.

The treeless slopes of the Arctic Divide near the Nunamuit village of Anaktuvuk Pass, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Undated photo.

The changing Arctic: A greener, warmer and increasingly accessible region

December 15, 2017

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The treeless slopes of the Arctic Divide near the Nunamuit village of Anaktuvuk Pass, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Undated photo.

Divers around the open-ocean aquaculture cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institiute in The Bahamas. These cages are not currently used in the Gulf, but represent one type of farming technology that could work in in the region.

Aquaculture: Bringing American-farmed seafood to your plate

September 25, 2017

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Divers around the open-ocean aquaculture cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institiute in The Bahamas. These cages are not currently used in the Gulf, but represent one type of farming technology that could work in in the region.

Californians living on the coast may be used to seeing so-called "King Tides," a regular phenomenon where high tides are higher than normal on certain days of the year. Shown here: Embarcadero Waterfront in San Francisco, California

Tracking sea level rise ... and fall

August 10, 2017

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Californians living on the coast may be used to seeing so-called "King Tides," a regular phenomenon where high tides are higher than normal on certain days of the year. Shown here: Embarcadero Waterfront in San Francisco, California

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the vessel Da Cheng, suspected of high seas drift net fishing, in the North Pacific Ocean on August 14, 2012.

Cracking down on global fish crime

June 12, 2017

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law enforcement

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Rush escorts the vessel Da Cheng, suspected of high seas drift net fishing, in the North Pacific Ocean on August 14, 2012.

Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlements: Where the money went

April 20, 2017

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Deepwater Horizon

Aerial view of waves crashing on a sandy beach.

NOAA Water Initiative Vision and Five-Year Plan

December 16, 2016

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Aerial view of waves crashing on a sandy beach.