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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “NOAA”

• 1- Hurricane IDA - November 09, 2009

  
  AubreyJ.org — Authority: 133
  * Hurricane IDA * IDA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE Post Date: Early Monday Morning November 09, 2009 HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST . AS OF 9:00pm CST , MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH ...
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• Hurricane Ida - November 8, 2009

  
  PCLS E-Government Services — Authority: 106
  It is anticipated that Hurricane Ida will not affect Pasco County. However, if you are interested in tracking the Idas path, check out the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website . Or check out NOAAs C-SIDE -  it is a comprehensive Gulf Coast Storm Information Center providing local, state and ...
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• Prepping for Hurricane Ida

  
  Alpaca Farm Girl — Authority: 420
  image from NOAA It was disappointing to hear there was a tropical storm last week. By November we are usually past storm season. Guess nobody told Ida ’cause here she is. Heading right at us. ( Our farm is in Fairhope, AL between Mobile, AL and Pensacola, FL about 25 miles off the gulf  coast.) Preparing for a ...
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• Ida becomes hurricane a 2nd time off Mexico coast (AP)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  AP – Ida grew into a hurricane for a second time as it roared over the Caribbean on a path that could take it between Mexico’s resort-studded Yucatan Peninsula and Cuba before heading for the southern United States. Original post: (AP)"> (AP)">Ida becomes hurricane a 2nd time off Mexico coast ...
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• Arctic U.S. Waters: off limits to commercial fishing in December

  
  RTSea Blog: keeping an eye on Nature — Authority: 465
  Heres another press release, this time from Oceana.org , regarding the closing of U.S. waters north of Alaskas Bering Strait to commercial fishing (the Arctic Fishery Management Plan ) . The federal closing recognizes the lack of sufficient scientific data on fish populations and the impact from climate change, ...
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• Motivating climate action: Last Chance – Preserving Life on Earth

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 589
  In the introduction to Last Chance – Preserving Life on Earth , author Larry J. Schweiger, the CEO of the National Wildlife Federation, comes right out and says that he’s not trying to change minds with this book. Instead, it’s his hope that the book will motivate millions of people to transform their concerns ...
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• Petition targets 83 coral species for U.S. endangered species list protection

  
  Reef Builders -The Reef Aquarium Blog — Authority: 142
  The Center for Biological Diversity recently prepared and filed a scientific petition to have 83 coral species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The petition, filed on October 20, 2009, looks to use the powers of the Endangered Species Act to protect these corals identified as ...
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• Farallons White Sharks, Research and Duplicity of Effort

  
  Underwater Thrills:Swimming With Sharks — Authority: 475
  Theres a small brush war going on right now between two white shark tagging teams at the Farallon islands off the coast of San Francisco. We covered it obliquely this week . After some consideration I have come to ask the question "why are we re-tagging a large number of animals at the Farallons ?" Since 2000 a ...
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• Germ-killer in Antibacterial Products Showing Up in Dolphins

  
  TakePart Social Action Network — Authority: 623
  With the swine flu as catchy in the news media as it is in humans, Americans are trying their best to keep germs of their hands and bodies. Triclosan is one germ-killing ingredient that has been touted for its ability to do just that. The chemical is present in hundreds of antibacterial toiletries and kitchen ...
  6 days ago

• WirelessTech Taking a Toll on Earth Science and Astronomy

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 125
  Nearly lost amidst the breathless anticipation of all things wireless...is the potential impact these gadgets may have on scientific instruments that likewise need access to the electromagnetic spectrum.
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• Update On Weather Observations From NOAA

  
  Amver, Saving Lives at Sea Since 1958 — Authority: 423
  Image via Wikipedia Amver wants to pass along this information we received from our partners at NOAA . Their is a new and more streamlined E-mail address for ships to use to submit their weather observations. Please start sharing SHIPOBS@NOAA.GOV to all your ships that may be using the NOAA email process for ...
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• An Incomplete List of Senate Holds on Obama Administration Nominees

  
  Hill Heat — Authority: 499
  Active holds are bolded. White House Nancy Sutley, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairwoman – John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Cass Sunstein, OIRA director – Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy – Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ...
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• Cool Green Morning: Monday, November 2

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 534
  Orangutan-friendly palm oil sales are on the rise ! Yah! Vandals are throwing the community bicycles of Paris into the Seine ! Boo! Beware emotional whiplash in this roller-coaster edition of Cool Green Morning — just slip the buckle into the clasp and pull tight across your waist… Can long-range climate ...
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• NOAA and Smithsonian Project to Improve Chesapeake and Delaware Bays’ Nearshore Habitat Management

  
  Chesapeake Bay News — Authority: 115
  NOAA has awarded the Smithsonian Institution’s Environmental Research Center and several partner organizations $946,000 for the first year of an anticipated five-year, $5 million collaborative project to study the degradation of nearshore coastal habitats in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays. Research will be used by ...
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• iLuv ships iMM183 with dual docks, weather

  
  PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews — Authority: 162
  Several months after the original unveiling, iLuv today began shipping the iMM183. The clock radio can charge and play two iPhones or iPods but is unique in its addition of NOAA weather radio that can provide alerts with text when a storm or another imminent threat is close to the radio’s location. It handles 10 ...
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• Typhoon Mirinae satellite imagery; Philippines events

  
  popular logistics — Authority: 122
  Typhoon Mirinae on 28 October. Speed 98 mph, gusts up to 121 mph. Via NOAAs OSEI program Alertnet advises Mirinae is likely to hit the Philippines on 30 October. AlertNet main page . Further information available at Tropical Storm Risk , [http://tropicalstormrisk.com] See also: PHILIPPINES: Flood ...
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• NPC stalwarts want Chiz to explain decision to quit party

  
  enjoyfrancis.com — Authority: 465
  Senator Francis Escudero needs to explain his abrupt decision to leave the Nationalist People”s Coalition since “we dont really know all the facts,” his former partymates said Wednesday, but they hastened to add that the party remains unfazed and solid. Here is the original:  NPC stalwarts want Chiz to ...
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• "Santi" intensifies into typhoon, to intensify further

  
  enjoyfrancis.com — Authority: 465
  A tropical cyclone heading for the Philippines intensified further into a typhoon late Wednesday and remained on course towards northern Luzon, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). See more here: "Santi" intensifies into typhoon, to intensify further
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• How America was named by this map... and a pun

  
  2012. The big wobble — Authority: 140
  1) First use of America on map, after explorer Amerigo Vespucci. 2) The Pacific not confirmed until six years after map made. 3) Old World shown as the ancients saw it. 4) New eastern sea route to India. 5) The legendary island of Taprobane. 6) Reference to legendary king Prester John. Drawn half a millennium ago and ...
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• Pittsburgh Excluded From Global Warming/Climate Change?

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 457
  There has been an strong push the past couple of weeks to try and “prove” that Global Warming really is happening. All sorts of “experts” have been called in and have given their “opinion” on the matter. Usually the result is an conclusive statement that Global Warming is STILL happening as of the past ...
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