NOAA

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, otherwise known by its acronym NOAA, is a federal agency with a mission "to understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs."

The NOAA is comprised of five departments working to exemplify their mission and goals. These departments include: the National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service, the National Ocean Service, The National Weather Service, which also supports the National Hurricane Center, and the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

An example of some of the work the NOAA does can be seen in a study done by the Scripps Institute. The study looks at how there is less atmospheric oxygen and more carbon dioxide in today's atmosphere than ever before, based on data gathered by the federal agency for the institution.

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• Eton Scorpion Radio Has a Flashlight, Solar Charger and Bottle Opener [Radio]

  
  Tech Tips Today - Gadget and Gizmo News — Authority: 157
  Eton radios look so cool. They’re usually battery or crank powered, but this one also has solar charger. What Does It Do? It has a digital radio tuner, NOAA Weather stations, an LED flashlight, and botptle opener but no external device charging like its cousin models. It’s also “splash resistant”. Cost: $50 ...
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• Good news from the Gulf of Mexico – the red snapper is recovering!

  
  Fish and aquatic news — Authority: 114
  The red snapper population living in the Gulf of Mexico is showing signs of recovery, according to new information obtained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States (NOAA). “The update showed harvest levels were still a bit too high in 2008; however, scientific projections are ...
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• LiDAR 101 – NOAA Coastal Services Center

  
  LiDAR News — Authority: 124
  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s – NOAA Coastal Services Center has prepared an excellent resource documen t entitled, “ LiDAR 101 – An Introduction to LiDAR Technology, Data and Applications “. With nearly 60 pages of of text and graphics this is a must read if you want to understand ...
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• Weather

  
  Ginny's Thoughts & Things — Authority: 128
  From the National Weather Service/Weather Underground: Wind Chill Advisory Statement as of 3:49 am EST on January 1, 2010 … Wind Chill Advisory in effect from 2 am to 9 am EST Saturday… The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay area – Ruskin FL has issued a Wind Chill Advisory… which is in effect from 2 ...
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• 6-Gill Shark Steals Food from Poor Giant Isopod

  
  Deep Sea News — Authority: 121
  Seriously, 6-Gill Shark. Why are you such a douche? That Giant Isopod was totally there first, minding its own business gnawing on some fresh bait and then you come along and nose-butt it out of the way and steal all the food for yourself. Such a jerk. You know, if you keep acting like an [...]
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• Underwater ROV Jason Captures Rare Volcano Eruption

  
  GoRobotics.net — Authority: 103
  The famous underwater ROV (remotely operated vehicle), Jason , which was integral in discovering the wreck of the Titanic and other famous ships, recently captured a spectacular underwater volcano eruption in high definition . This extremely rare event is even more impressive considering it’s 4000 feet (1200 ...
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• Blue Whale Strike Results in Regulation Clarity & Reform

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 115
  FRANK HARTZELL, Fort Bragg Advocate News, December 24, 2009The California State Lands Commission last week found its own regulations designed to protect marine mammals so inconsistent and confusing as to be unenforceable.That was good news for Fugro Pelagos, owner of the 176-foot survey vessel Pacific Star that ...
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• Obama Launches an Integrated Ocean Zoning Approach

  
  Mendo Coast Current — Authority: 115
  FRANK HARTZELL, Mendocino Beacon, December 17, 2009The Obama administration has launched a new “zoning” approach that puts all ocean activities under the umbrella of nine regional planning bodies.Public comments are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 12.The approach is more local and integrated than the current ...
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• The bloop – An Unexplained Phenomenon [Actual Sound]

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 163
  .org www.pmel.noaa.gov www.damninteresting.com en.wikipedia.org www.cracked.com www.reddit.com [reupload] Also, the wikipedia/NOAA sound has been sped up 16x, this has been slowed 16x to recreate the sound of the animal that made this noise. … possibly the largest creature on earth bloop unexplained phenomena ...
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• NOAA Furnishes Documents To Senator Maria Cantwell Regarding Its Proposed Shift To New Port

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  By Gina GomezWashington, Dec.20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provided necessary documents to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, after she asked the NOAA officials to respond to her queries about their intention to shift the Pacific Marine Operations Center from Seattle to ...
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• Underwater Volcano Video (CNN, NOAA)

  
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• Could Eruptions Like This One, Raise Ocean Temperatures? (nice video of underwater volcano eruption)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  Earlier Friday afternoon, scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation released video of an underwater volcano eruption. This eruption is the deepest erupting volcano ever discovered and recorded. The video of this eruption is more than awesome, it is spectacular. In an area near Fiji, Tonga and ...
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• Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...
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• Scientists Discover Explosive Deep-Ocean Volcano – Video

  
  gCaptain.com — Authority: 482
  The below videos show eruptions of the West Mata volcano, the deepest erupting volcano discovered by a team of scientists funded by NOAA and the National Science Foundation in May 2009.  The eruptions occurred at nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in an area bounded by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. ...
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• Morning Lineup – December 18

  
  Firegeezer.com — Authority: 148
  When we got there, we put the sub down, and within in an hour and a half we found an eruption there in its full glory.
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• Critical Design Review for Solar Ultraviolet Imager for GOES-R Satellite Passed

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 589
  The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team, awarded a contract by NASA in 2007 to design and build the agency’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series, has met the requirements of a Critical Design Review.The review was conducted last week at the Lockheed ...
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• GOES-14 Weather Satellite Accepted Into Service by NASA, NOAA

  
  International Space Fellowship — Authority: 589
  Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that GOES-14 (formerly GOES-O), the second satellite in a series of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites built by Boeing for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has completed on-orbit testing and been accepted into service. NOAA will use ...
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• Deepest submarine volcano caught on video

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 504
  (Video, AP) An extraordinary high-definition video of the world’s deepest submarine volcano shows an underwater eruption sending volcanic lava to the ocean floor and creating an environment that is more acidic than battery acid. The film was presented at a conference in San Francisco Thursday by the US National ...
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• Scientists discover deepest undersea erupting volcano below Pacific Ocean

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 731
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A team of marine scientists gas discovered the deepest undersea erupting volcano, which is nearly 4,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in an area bounded by Fiji, Tonga and Samoa. Known as the West Mata Volcano, it has been found by scientists funded by the National Science ...
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• Robot records deepest erupting undersea volcano (AP)

  
  enUws — Authority: 171
  AP – Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video of fiery … Read more from the original source: (AP)"> (AP)">Robot records deepest erupting undersea volcano (AP)
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