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Photo showing Sunset from the bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer on Day 8 of the EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022 expedition illuminates calming seas and a smoother ride. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022.

U.S. government announces size, limits of extended continental shelf

December 19, 2023

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coastal ecosystems

National Geodetic Survey

Photo showing Sunset from the bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer on Day 8 of the EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022 expedition illuminates calming seas and a smoother ride. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Exploration, EXPRESS: West Coast Mapping 2022.

Kyra Woods, policy advisor for the city of Chicago, hands out sensors to volunteers who will attach a sensor to their car and drive established routes in the city. The sensor can record temperature, humidity and location. The data are then used to create a detailed map of urban heat pockets in the city.

NOAA seeks applications for 2024 urban heat island initiative

December 19, 2023

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citizen science

Kyra Woods, policy advisor for the city of Chicago, hands out sensors to volunteers who will attach a sensor to their car and drive established routes in the city. The sensor can record temperature, humidity and location. The data are then used to create a detailed map of urban heat pockets in the city.

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. Courtesy of Caroline Nashookpuk.

Warmest Arctic summer on record is evidence of accelerating climate change

December 12, 2023

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Indigenous knowledge

temperature rankings

Guy Omnik observing the sea ice near Point Hope, Alaska, in January 2020 as part of the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub. Courtesy of Caroline Nashookpuk.

Photo showing Arctic seals float on ice in the waters near Whittier, Alaska, June 2023.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $1 million in advancing Arctic data management and climate resilience through Investing in America agenda

December 8, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Photo showing Arctic seals float on ice in the waters near Whittier, Alaska, June 2023.

Photo showing a mass coral bleaching of multiple coral species at Cheeca Rocks, Florida Keys in late July 2023.

NOAA, University of Queensland report: Marine heatwaves severely impacting corals

December 7, 2023

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Photo showing a mass coral bleaching of multiple coral species at Cheeca Rocks, Florida Keys in late July 2023.

Male and female steelhead trout.

Biden-Harris Administration makes $106 million available for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund as part of Investing in America agenda

December 5, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Male and female steelhead trout.

An illustration of the new NOAA marine operations center planned for Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.

NOAA, U.S. Navy award construction contract for new NOAA Marine Operations Center

December 5, 2023

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Marine & Aviation

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Inflation Reduction Act

An illustration of the new NOAA marine operations center planned for Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island.

NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., (left, seated in front of a U.S. flag) will be a featured expert at the COP 28 United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30 through December 12, 2023.

NOAA Administrator Spinrad on COP28: Despite the climate crisis, ‘there is hope’

December 1, 2023

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climate science

NOAA leadership

NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., (left, seated in front of a U.S. flag) will be a featured expert at the COP 28 United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 30 through December 12, 2023.

Image showing NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson signed the MOU in San Diego, California, aboard Hōkūle‘a.

NOAA, Polynesian Voyaging Society agreement aims to shed light on changing environment

December 1, 2023

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Indigenous knowledge

Image showing NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D., and Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson signed the MOU in San Diego, California, aboard Hōkūle‘a.

Photo of snow and rain covered roadway with cars.

Biden-Harris Administration awards $7.2 million to improve climate projections of extreme weather through the Investing in America agenda

November 30, 2023

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extreme weather

Inflation Reduction Act

Photo of snow and rain covered roadway with cars.