NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTake a Virtual Tour of the National Hurricane Center- April 9, 2008 A tour of the NOAA National Hurricane Center is now as close as your computer with the inauguration of a new virtual online tour of the famous forecast center. The Web site, http:www.nhc.noaa.govnhctour.shtml, provides panoramic views of different areas of the facility, accompanied by audio and text descriptions.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080409_nhctour.html NOAA Invests Record Funding to Clean Up Miamis Biscayne Bay- April 8, 2008 NOAA announced today that it will invest $200,000 in Floridas Miami-Dade County to expand the scope of Baynanza, an annual celebration and cleanup of Biscayne Bay. The funding the largest NOAA contribution ever made towards a community marine debris cleanup project will support the large-scale removal of marine debris, such as abandoned vessels, docks and pilings, and other large items that cannot be bagged by volunteers.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080408_biscaynebay.html NOAA Aircraft to Probe Arctic Pollution- April 7, 2008 NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming and summertime sea ice is melting faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, to conduct the study through April 23.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080407_arctichaze.html Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument Designated a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area- April 4, 2008 The fragile and unique marine ecosystems of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands encompassed by the Papahnaumokukea Marine National Monument will receive additional protection under a new internationally recognized designation announced today by NOAA.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080404_papahana.html NOAAs Fisheries Service Seeks Comments on Loggerhead Sea Turtles- April 2, 2008 NOAAs Fisheries Service has determined that a petition to reclassify loggerhead turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean as a distinct population segment with endangered status may be warranted, and is seeking comments on the petition action. Currently, loggerhead turtles are listed as a threatened species throughout the world.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080402_loggerhead.html NOAA Scientists Train African Team to be Fisheries Observers- April 2, 2008 A team of NOAA scientists traveled to Ghana this week to teach 40 government officials and university students to become trained marine resource observers, able to provide scientific data needed to manage their fish stocks.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080402_africanteam.html |