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The latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Rick Knabb, Ph.D., selected to lead NOAA?s National Hurricane Center
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., today announced Rick Knabb, Ph.D., as the next director of NOAA?s National Hurricane Center in Miami. Knabb will start his duties on June 4..
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NOAA, National Safe Boating Council promote National Safe Boating Week
NOAA?s National Weather Service and the National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) have partnered again to encourage recreational boaters to know their risks, learn the rules, and be prepared before taking the helm this summer during National Safe Boating Week: May 19 to 25.
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U.S.-Japan scientific cooperation strengthened with launch of new environmental monitoring satellite
NOAA scientists will use data from a new Japanese polar-orbiting satellite launched earlier today from Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, to help forecast severe storms, monitor the decline of Arctic sea ice, and predict the onset of El Niņo, La Niņa and other global climate phenomena.
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Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary shipwreck Lamartine listed on National Register of Historic Places
The wreck of the Lamartine, a 19th century schooner that hauled granite for construction of streets, sidewalks and buildings along the U.S. East Coast, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation?s official list of cultural resources worthy of preservation.
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Historic, 19th century shipwreck discovered in northern Gulf of Mexico
During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago.
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New analysis shows eight percent of U.S. marine waters protected
New analysis of updated data has shown that eight percent of U.S. waters are currently designated as marine protected areas (MPAs), with the vast majority of these areas open to fishing and other activities, according to NOAA.
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NOAA, partners kick off multi-state study of how thunderstorms affect upper atmosphere
Today marks the beginning of a large-scale, comprehensive field project to measure how thunderstorms transport, produce and process chemicals that form ozone, a greenhouse gas that affects Earth?s climate, air quality and weather patterns.
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Public comment period begins for court ordered NOAA proposal designed to protect sea turtles from certain trawling activities
NOAA?s Fisheries Service is accepting public comment on a proposed rule requiring turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer, pusher-head, and wing-net shrimp trawls in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fisheries.
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Discovering a way to detect low-level exposure to seafood toxin in marine animals
NOAA scientists and their colleagues have discovered a biological marker in the blood of laboratory zebrafish and marine mammals that shows when they have been repeatedly exposed to low levels of domoic acid, which is potentially toxic at high levels.
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NOAA issues science-based measures to protect marine mammals during Shell?s proposed oil and gas exploratory programs in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas
NOAA?s Fisheries Service is issuing two incidental harassment authorizations to Shell for energy exploration activities in shallow waters in the Arctic during a limited period this summer. The authorizations specify measures to protect marine mammals and the subsistence interests of Alaskan Natives, and are informed by the latest science as well as lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Global ocean drifter deployed off Santa Cruz Island in California
On May 1, two students from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif. deployed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean drifter into the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, contributing to a global array that yields vital environmental data. Calvin Earp and Nirupam Nigam deployed the buoy from the Sanctuary's research vessel Shearwater.
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NOAA near-term weather forecasts get powerful boost from new computer model
Starting today, NOAA is using a sophisticated new weather forecast computer model to improve predictions of quickly developing severe weather events including thunderstorms, winter storms and aviation hazards such as clear air turbulence.
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Weather-Ready Nation pilot project in Tampa
NOAA?s National Weather Service has improved its ability to support the Tampa Bay community and its ecologically valuable environments before, during and after severe weather and other disasters. As part of its Weather-Ready Nation initiative, the National Weather Service is launching this project to provide enhanced decision and ecosystem support services to help protect residents and visitors in the Tampa Bay area.
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Steps that may assist fishing industry facing Georges Bank yellowtail flounder quota reductions
NOAA will take several steps that may help minimize the economic loss for commercial fishermen who face cuts in Georges Bank fishery quotas, which are jointly fished and managed with Canada. One particular stock, Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, is a mid-value fish often caught incidentally while fishermen target high value stocks like cod, haddock, and scallops.
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Global ocean drifter deployed off of South Florida
In celebration of Earth Day, three area students deployed a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean drifter on April 27, contributing to a global array that yields vital environmental data.
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Final management plan for Flower Garden Banks Sanctuary
A new rule prohibiting killing, injuring, touching or disturbing whale sharks and rays is part of the final management plan, regulations and environmental assessment for NOAA?s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, released by the agency today.
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Rise in Asian Tiger Shrimp sightings prompts scientific look at invasion concerns
The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native fish and seafood in those waters.
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April global temperatures are fifth warmest
The globally-averaged temperature for April marked the fifth warmest April since record keeping began in 1880. NOAA also reports that La Niņa has ended and neutral conditions have returned over the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
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Global ocean drifter deployed off of Maui
Earth Day continues on Maui as area students and teachers from Baldwin High School and Kihei Charter School deployed a NOAA ocean drifter today from a Trilogy Excursions vessel that departed from Lahaina Harbor.
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U.S. April temperatures third warmest on record
Warmer and drier than average temperatures continued for much of the nation in April. These temperatures, when combined with the first quarter and previous 11 months, calculate to the warmest year-to-date and 12-month periods on record for the contiguous United States.
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