NOAA News Releases

The latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA PORTS Ocean Observing System Installed in Mobile Bay - November 29, 2007

NOAA announced today that the Port of Mobile, Ala. has become the 14th location in the United States to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System. PORTS, developed and operated by NOAA, provides accurate real-time oceanographic and meteorological data to mariners that can significantly reduce the risk of vessel groundings and increase the amount of cargo moved through the port. The system will become operational on Dec. 3.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071129_ports.html

NOAA Service Assessment on Enterprise Tornado Demonstrates Need to Build Hazard Resilient Communities - November 29, 2007

Enterprise (Ala.) High School officials and students followed appropriate safety measures prior to and during the March 1 tornado outbreak which killed eight students, but the event further demonstrated the need for such facilities to have hardened safe rooms, according to a NOAA National Weather Service assessment released today.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071129_tornado.html

Sanctuary Sam the Sea Lion to Head NOAAs New National Ocean Awareness Campaign - November 28, 2007

NOAAs National Marine Sanctuary Program announced the launch of a new national ocean literacy, education, and public awareness campaign featuring Sanctuary Sam, a California sea lion who will be the programs spokes-sea lion from his SeaWorld-based home in Orlando, Fla.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071128_sam.html

NOAA Releases List of Fisheries that Interact with Marine Mammals - November 27, 2007

NOAA Fisheries Service today published its annual List of Fisheries that classifies each U.S. commercial fishery based on its level of interaction with marine mammals.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071127_fisheries.html

NOAA Researcher: 2002 Drought Left Millions of Tons of Extra Carbon Dioxide in Earths Atmosphere - November 26, 2007

A new NOAA study, appearing in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows how a prolonged drought in North America in 2002 cut the continents natural uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) in half, leaving more than 360 million tons more of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas in Earths atmosphere.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_cardioxideb.html

October 2007 is Ninth Warmest on Record for Contiguous United States - November 16, 2007

Temperatures in October 2007 were the ninth warmest on record for the contiguous U.S., and especially warm in the Northeast, where five states had their warmest October on record. The January-October 2007 U.S. temperature was the seventh warmest since national records began in 1895, according to scientists at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071116_october.html

NOAA and USDA Accepting Public Comment on Aquaculture Feeds - November 16, 2007

NOAA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are soliciting information and ideas on ways to lessen dependence on fish-based feeds in the aquaculture industry. This comment period is the first step of a broad, year-long program that will include research projects, scientific consultations and a national workshop aimed at developing new and effective ingredients for aqua-feed.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071116_aquaculture.html

NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship - November 13, 2007

NOAA is accepting applications for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fourth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071113_scholarships.html

Government Science Panel Publishes Report on North Americas Carbon Budget - November 13, 2007

The U.S. Climate Change Science Program published a report today that quantifies North Americas net contribution of carbon to the atmosphere and catalogues sources and sinks of carbon on the continent.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071113_carbon.html

Endangered Right Whales Headed South for Winter - November 13, 2007

To help protect the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale population, NOAA Fisheries Service is reminding mariners and fishers that the start of calving (birthing) season begins Nov. 15, and continues through April 15. Regulations and recommendations are in place to help protect these endangered whales during this critical period.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071113_whales.html