NOAA News Releases

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

NOAA Debuts "Nautical Charts" As New Elementary Multimedia Educational Tool - March 28, 2008

NOAA's National Ocean Service is launching today a new multimedia elementary educational program, Nautical Charts, at the annual meeting of the National Science Teachers Association in Boston.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080328_charts.html

NOAA Studies Pollutants in Ice-Free Region of Arctic - March 28, 2008

A field study now under way is looking at the pollutants within the Arctic atmosphere called Arctic Haze including their sources, concentrations, and climate impact, in an ice-free region.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080328_arctichaze.html

Ribbon Seal Notice Filed with the Federal Register PDF - March 26, 2008

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/images/fedregisterseal2.pdf

NOAA to Study Ice Seals for Possible Listing Under Endangered Species Act - March 26, 2008

NOAAs Fisheries Service has accepted a petition from a California environmental group seeking protection under the Endangered Species Act for an ice seal called the ribbon seal that inhabits Alaskas Bering Sea.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080326_ribbonseal.html

NOAA Ship Rude to Be Retired - March 25, 2008

A 90-ft. ship that helped bring closure to a grieving nation after two aircraft tragedies the loss of TWA flight 800 in July 1996 and John F. Kennedy Jr.s aircraft in July 1999 will be decommissioned Mar. 25 after 41 years of service.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080325_rude.html

Commerce Department Appoints Members to Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee - March 21, 2008

The Department of Commerce, in consultation with the Department of the Interior, has appointed 13 new members to the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee. The agency has also reappointed one member to a new two-year term.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080321_protected.html

Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Considered For World Heritage Site Designation - March 21, 2008

Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne has announced that the crown jewel of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary System, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, is one of two sites he is considering to officially nominate for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080321_papahana.html

NOAAs Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary Opens Public Comment Period on Research Area Concept - March 20, 2008

The public is invited to provide input on the creation of a special research area in NOAAs Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary during a comment period open through April 21. If established, the research area would dedicate a portion of the sanctuarys waters to scientific investigation and exploration.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_grayreef.html

NOAA to Test Humboldt County Tsunami Warning System on Mar. 26 - March 19, 2008

NOAAs National Weather Service, in collaboration with the California Office of Emergency Services and the Humboldt County Sheriffs office, will conduct a test of the tsunami warning system in coastal Humboldt County, Calif., between 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Wed., Mar. 26.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080319_tsunami.html

NOAA Issues New Land Cover Assessment Showing Increasing U.S. Coastal Development - March 17, 2008

A NOAA survey of land use along U.S. coasts shows that 53 percent of the new development between 1996 and 2001 occurred along the Southeastern U.S. coast between Texas and North Carolina.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080317_landcover.html