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Global July temperatures sixth highest on record 20 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
The globally-averaged temperature for July 2013 was the sixth highest July since record keeping began in 1880. It also marked the 37th consecutive July and 341st consecutive month (more than 28 years)...
Federal agencies remapping coastal areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy 20 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
A day after the administration released the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force progress report, three federal agencies have announced plans for remapping parts of the East Coast, where Hurricane Sa...
After 10 years of service, GOES-12 satellite retires 19 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
GOES-12 has seen it all, from Hurricane Katrina that hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, to the Christmas blizzard that crippled the Central United States in 2009. It even traveled south of the equator to pro...
Contiguous U.S. wetter, warmer-than-average during July; 5th wettest and 30th warmest July on record 13 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
The average temperature for the contiguous U.S. during July was 74.3°F, 0.8°F above the 20th century average, according to NOAA scientists. The West and Northeast were warmer than average, while the c...
Atlantic hurricane season on track to be above-normal 8 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
NOAA issued its updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook today saying the season is shaping up to be above normal with the possibility that it could be very active. The season has already produced fo...
Report highlights climate change threats to nation’s estuaries 7 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
The nation’s 28 National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERR) are experiencing the negative effects of human and climate-related stressors according to a new NOAA research report from the National Ocean...
Application to import 18 beluga whales for public display denied 6 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Following a number of public engagement efforts, NOAA Fisheries today announced it is denying the Georgia Aquarium’s request for a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia for public display in t...
2012 was one of the 10 warmest years on record globally 6 Aug 2013 | 09:45 pm
Worldwide, 2012 was among the 10 warmest years on record according to the 2012 State of the Climate report released online today by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
Capt. Harris Halverson assumes command of NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Tampa 3 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
NOAA Corps Capt. Harris B. Halverson today assumed command of the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center in Tampa, Fla. The center is home to most of NOAA’s environmental research, reconnaissance and survey ...
Statement from Dr. Kathryn Sullivan on confirmation of Dr. Mark Schaefer as assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere 2 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
Today, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and acting NOAA administrator, issued the following statement following the confirmation of Dr. Mark Schaefer ...
