News from NOAA - PodcastPodcasts from NOAA; News and Feature StoriesGalapagos Spreading Center: Exploring Undersea Volcanoes- January 31, 2006 From early December 2005 to early January 2006, a team of 38 scientists set forth on a voyage of exploration to the Galapagos Spreading Center about 200 miles above the equator, which is part of the global mid-ocean ridge. The ridge is a giant volcanic seam where ocean plates continuously rip apart and erupt lava.http://www.podcast.noaa.gov/audio2006/galapagos-hotspots-podcast-01-31-2006.mp3 Norfolk, Va., First East Coast City Declared TsunamiReady- January 24, 2006 Norfolk became the first major East Coast city with a well designed tsunami emergency response plan to alert residents and visitors of tsunami threats, and evacuate areas if necessary. NOAA, the federal agency responsible for tsunami and all severe weather warnings, officially recognized the City of Norfolk as the latest of 26 TsunamiReady communities along U.S. coasts. Norfolk also was recognized as StormReady, becoming one of nearly 1,000 communities across the country with a proactive...http://www.podcast.noaa.gov/audio2006/norfolk-va-tsunami-ready-podcast-01-24-2006.mp3 |