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Flooding at the Hooper Strait Lighthouse in St. Michaels, Maryland, due to heavy rain and storm surge after the eye of Hurricane Isabel passed south of Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 11, 2003.

NOAA Sea Grant: 50 years of science serving America’s coasts

April 20, 2016

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Flooding at the Hooper Strait Lighthouse in St. Michaels, Maryland, due to heavy rain and storm surge after the eye of Hurricane Isabel passed south of Chesapeake Bay on Sept. 11, 2003.

Tsunamai Hazard Zone.

U.S. tsunami warning system

April 19, 2016

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Tsunamai Hazard Zone.

Healthy coral reefs, like this one in Swains Island in American Samoa, support an impressive array of marine life.

Coral reefs: Essential and threatened

April 14, 2016

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Healthy coral reefs, like this one in Swains Island in American Samoa, support an impressive array of marine life.

Healthy coral reefs are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems, and support thousands of marine life species. Here, black sea bass swim through the reef in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

Magnuson-Stevens Act: A unique charge for sustainable seafood

April 12, 2016

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Magnuson-Stevens Act

Healthy coral reefs are one of Earth’s most valuable ecosystems, and support thousands of marine life species. Here, black sea bass swim through the reef in Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary.

With their towering size and interesting shapes thunderstorms can be beautiful. Unfortunately what they produce can be dangerous and destructive.

April 11, 2016

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With their towering size and interesting shapes thunderstorms can be beautiful. Unfortunately what they produce can be dangerous and destructive.

NOAA researcher Ian Enochs dives over underwater vents near an uninhabited volcanic island north of Guam. Given its remoteness, the island offers a unique natural laboratory to study how ocean acidification affects coral reef ecosystems.

Ocean acidification: A wake-up call in our waters

April 1, 2016

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ocean acidification

NOAA researcher Ian Enochs dives over underwater vents near an uninhabited volcanic island north of Guam. Given its remoteness, the island offers a unique natural laboratory to study how ocean acidification affects coral reef ecosystems.

National Estuarine Reserves are living classrooms to educate and encourage future community leaders.

How NOAA's education resources support science standards

March 30, 2016

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National Estuarine Reserves are living classrooms to educate and encourage future community leaders.

Earth Revealed on NOAA's Science On a Sphere at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

2015-2035 NOAA Education Strategic Plan

March 16, 2016

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Office of Education

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Education Council

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Earth Revealed on NOAA's Science On a Sphere at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

Marine debris is dangerous to wildlife even in the most remote places. This Hawaiian monk seal rests upon a derelict fishing net in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

What is marine debris?

March 14, 2016

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Marine debris is dangerous to wildlife even in the most remote places. This Hawaiian monk seal rests upon a derelict fishing net in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

A storm darkens the sky at the mouth of the Russian River, north of Bodega Bay, Calif. Weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. Climate, is the average of weather over time and space.

What’s the difference between climate and weather?

March 9, 2016

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A storm darkens the sky at the mouth of the Russian River, north of Bodega Bay, Calif. Weather can change from minute-to-minute, hour-to-hour, day-to-day, and season-to-season. Climate, is the average of weather over time and space.