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Kittiwake Committee: Monitoring Black-legged kittiwakes in Homer, Alaska

I’m Galen June, and I’m studying marine biology with a minor in statistics at Old Dominion University. I spent my summer in ...
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NOAA to issue 2026-2027 U.S. Winter Outlook October 15

On Thursday, October 15, NOAA’s National Weather Service will announce the U.S. Winter Outlook for December 2026 through February 2027 during a media teleconference. NOAA experts will discuss seasonal ...
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Weekend nor’easter likely to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding

Forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) are monitoring a powerful nor’easter bringing damaging wind gusts and dangerous coastal flooding to the Northeast this weekend. The New York City ...
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NOAA’s flood mapping tool now covers nearly 100% of U.S.

NOAA’s National Weather Service announced today that Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM), a revolutionary tool for predicting river flooding, is now available on an experimental basis to nearly 100% of the ...
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Harmful Algal Blooms

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae — simple photosynthetic organisms that live in the sea and freshwater — grow out of control while producing toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, ...
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What is the carbon cycle?

It appears that your browser doesn't support HTML5 video. Here's a direct link to the video instead. VIDEO: The carbon cycle describes the process in which carbon atoms continually travel from the ...
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NOAA advances review of first-ever deep seabed mining commercial recovery application

Public invited to comment on application for exploration and commercial recovery of critical mineral-rich nodules in the Pacific ...
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NOAA maintains prediction for below-normal Atlantic hurricane season

With the climatological peak of hurricane season approaching in early September, NOAA’s prediction for below-normal activity in the Atlantic basin remains. Forecasters from NOAA’s National Weather ...
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NOAA and partners find smaller-than-anticipated hypoxic zone in Gulf of America

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic zone is approximately 1,332 square miles, making it the 2nd smallest zone on record in 40 years of measurement.
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NOAA Heritage Oral History Project

NOAA Heritage Oral History Project Former NOAA Research administrator Craig McLean points to HYDROLAB, where three mannequins are staged as though they are working in the small lab it houses.Download ...
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U.S. Department of Commerce allocates $123.6M in fishery disaster funding to Alaska, Oregon, California and Squaxin Island Tribe

Today, NOAA announced the allocation of $123.6 million in fishery resource disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the American Relief Act, 2025. The funding will address fishery resource ...
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NOAA’s SOLAR-1 enters new era of space weather monitoring

NOAA’s Space weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness – 1 (SOLAR-1) observatory has officially entered operational service, marking a major milestone for the nation’s resilience to space ...