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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will begin a major expedition this week, exploring the deep waters off the US East Coast and testing new technologies. From May 14th to May 27th, scientists aboard the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer will conduct the 2021 Technology Demonstration, traveling from Cape Canaveral,…

by Debra Werner — May 8, 2021 NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. Credit: NOAA Earlier this month, atmospheric carbon dioxide reached a daily average of 421 parts per million, 50% higher than levels measured before the industrial revolution, according to data gathered at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory. That information…

Imagine you’re a scientist, sitting in the cold dark belly of a ship above an ocean abyss. Your eyes are fixed on a panel of screens as a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) descends miles below your feet. First the ROV travels through the productive sunlit waters, rich with fish and…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed new standards on Tuesday for what an average or "normal" U.S. climate looks like, showing average temperatures in the U.S. rising significantly. Why it matters: Shifting the baseline for normal temperatures highlights just how quickly climate change is affecting conditions on Earth. Updating…

A considerable effort to plant corals in the area off the coast of Key West, Florida, has been announced. The large-scale drive is a collaboration between NOAA and its partners. The vast effort aims to plant a monumental 60,000 coral fragments over three years and aims to restore seven reefs…

by Jeff Foust — April 23, 2021 Margaret Schaus, currently director of business operations in the Office of the Under Secretary of Research and Engineering at the Department of Defense, has been nominated to be NASA's next chief financial officer. Credit: U.S. Army photo by Monica King ORLANDO — The…

The White House on Thursday evening nominated Rick Spinrad, an oceanographer at Oregon State University, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Why it matters: Filling the NOAA slot would complete the Biden administration's leadership on the climate and environment team. The agency, located within the Commerce Department,…

A new study published in Elementa by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz and NOAA examines traditional aspects of seafood sustainability alongside greenhouse gas emissions to better understand the “carbon footprint” of U.S. tuna fisheries. Fisheries in the United States are among the best managed in the world, thanks to…

HOUSTON — The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has changed the number of storms that constitute an average Atlantic hurricane season, the agency said in a statement on Friday. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is using 1991-2020 as the 30-year period-of-record to determine the average number of storms in…

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