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Unfavorable Ocean Conditions Likely Cause of Low Salmon Returns Along West Coast in 2007
NOAA scientists are reviewing unusual environmental conditions in the Pacific Ocean as the likely culprit for the dramatically low returns of Chinook and coho salmon to rivers and streams along the West Coast of the United States last year.
NOAA – Mar 3, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA scientists are reviewing unusual environmental conditions in the Pacific Ocean as the likely culprit for the dramatically low returns of Chinook and coho salmon to rivers and streams along the West Coast of the United States last year.
NOAA – Mar 3, 2008 8:56 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Specialized Surface Wind Instruments Fly Onboard Nation’s Hurricane Hunter Fleet
For the first time, America’s entire fleet of aircraft that fly through hurricanes now have instruments that measure surface winds, giving forecasters at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center a better view of the intensity and the size of these powerful storm systems.
NOAA – Feb 29, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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For the first time, America’s entire fleet of aircraft that fly through hurricanes now have instruments that measure surface winds, giving forecasters at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center a better view of the intensity and the size of these powerful storm systems.
NOAA – Feb 29, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA Helps Nat’l Coral Reef Institute to Grow Coral in Laboratory to Restore Damaged Reefs
Scientists at the National Coral Reef Institute are currently growing more than 400 corals from the larval stage as part of NOAA-funded research, and will transplant them to restore damaged coral reefs. "NOAA strongly supports research that will help managers develop new tools to address coral ... more »
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Scientists at the National Coral Reef Institute are currently growing more than 400 corals from the larval stage as part of NOAA-funded research, and will transplant them to restore damaged coral reefs. "NOAA strongly supports research that will help managers develop new tools to address coral ... more »
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 10:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
NOAA, World Bank Join to Help Manage Water and Coastal Resources in Latin America
NOAA and the World Bank today announced that they have signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA and the World Bank today announced that they have signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate.
NOAA – Feb 28, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Innovative Technology to Bring NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to Classrooms Nationwide Mar. 2-7
NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program will use innovative Internet and satellite technology to transport students across the country to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The experience, which will feature the use of broadcasts from autonomous underwater vehic ... more »
NOAA – Feb 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program will use innovative Internet and satellite technology to transport students across the country to a scientific expedition in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. The experience, which will feature the use of broadcasts from autonomous underwater vehic ... more »
NOAA – Feb 27, 2008 9:04 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Seeks Citizen Stewards for Beach Watch Program
NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is now recruiting volunteers for its Beach Watch shoreline monitoring program, which played a key role in the response to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Orientations and training will be held beginning this spring at several San Francis ... more »
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 7:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is now recruiting volunteers for its Beach Watch shoreline monitoring program, which played a key role in the response to the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill. Orientations and training will be held beginning this spring at several San Francis ... more »
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 7:35 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
More than 700 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, and Kahoolawe for Saturday’s annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count.
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT] – comment?
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More than 700 volunteers gathered data from the shores of Oahu, Kauai, the Big Island, and Kahoolawe for Saturday’s annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count.
NOAA – Feb 25, 2008 4:38 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA Partners with New Shellfish Research Institute to Examine Ecological Effects of Growing Shellfish
NOAA’s Milford Laboratory and the newly formed East Coast Shellfish Growers Research Institute have teamed up to study how growing and harvesting shellfish will affect the marine ecosystem. The partnership reaffirms the Bush Administration's support for a robust and healthy aquaculture i ... more »
NOAA – Feb 22, 2008 6:41 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA’s Milford Laboratory and the newly formed East Coast Shellfish Growers Research Institute have teamed up to study how growing and harvesting shellfish will affect the marine ecosystem. The partnership reaffirms the Bush Administration's support for a robust and healthy aquaculture i ... more »
NOAA – Feb 22, 2008 6:41 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA Announces Winners of Coastal and Ocean Management Awards
NOAA has selected the recipients of the 2008 Walter B. Jones Awards and NOAA Awards for Excellence in Coastal and Ocean Management. These biennial awards recognize coastal stewards, graduate students, state and local government, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding efforts in coa ... more »
NOAA – Feb 20, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
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NOAA has selected the recipients of the 2008 Walter B. Jones Awards and NOAA Awards for Excellence in Coastal and Ocean Management. These biennial awards recognize coastal stewards, graduate students, state and local government, and non-governmental organizations for their outstanding efforts in coa ... more »
NOAA – Feb 20, 2008 6:21 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather
January 2008: Cool and Wet West Contrasts a Warm Northeast
The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. during January 2008 was near average (ranking the 49th coolest) and the 31st warmest on record globally, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Temperatures throughout most of the western U.S. were ... more »
NOAA – Feb 14, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
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The average temperature across the contiguous U.S. during January 2008 was near average (ranking the 49th coolest) and the 31st warmest on record globally, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Temperatures throughout most of the western U.S. were ... more »
NOAA – Feb 14, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Weather