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NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service propose new critical habitat for green sea turtles NOAA

NOAA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service propose new critical habitat for green sea turtles

WEBWIRE – Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Today, NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to designate new areas of critical habitat to protect threatened and endangered green sea turtles. The agencies share jurisdiction for sea turtles, with the Fish and Wildlife Service overseeing their protection…
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July 19, 2023
Department of Commerce, NOAA launch fund for ocean tech accelerators NOAA

Department of Commerce, NOAA launch fund for ocean tech accelerators

Last week, it was announced that the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) launched the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator program with $60 million focused on accelerating the blue economy. Funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, the program will focus on financing new accelerators that can, in…
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July 17, 2023
When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires NOAA

When El Niño exacerbates global warming: Record heat, record flooding, record wildfires

Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More than 50 million Americans are set to bake under dangerously high temperatures this week, from California…
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July 15, 2023
NOAA seeks proposals to advance climate science, resilience NOAA

NOAA seeks proposals to advance climate science, resilience

Climate Program Office opens 2024 funding opportunity WEBWIRE – Friday, July 14, 2023 The NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) announced today that its Fiscal Year 2024 grant competitions are open.  This year’s notice of funding opportunity consists of six competitions to advance understanding of Earth’s climate system through interdisciplinary, integrated…
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July 15, 2023
Republicans Move to Gut Climate Funding Amid Heatwaves, Floods, and Smog Storms NOAA

Republicans Move to Gut Climate Funding Amid Heatwaves, Floods, and Smog Storms

Millions of Americans have been enveloped in throat-scratching smog, have lost their homes and livelihoods in catastrophic floods, and have been facing extreme heat bubbles that have left people collapsing and even dying. Meanwhile, Republicans are working even harder to defund efforts to stop climate change. While most of the…
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July 13, 2023
July 3 world’s hottest day NOAA

July 3 world’s hottest day

Read this in The Manila Times digital edition. PARIS: Monday was the world's hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time, according to initial measurements taken on Tuesday by US meteorologists. The average daily air temperature on the planet's surface…
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July 5, 2023