NOAA News ReleasesThe latest news releases from NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNOAA: U.S. Temperature Above Normal in July- August 8, 2008 July 2008 was the 30th warmest July for the contiguous United States, based on records dating back to 1895, according to an analysis by NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The average July temperature 74.9 degrees F was 0.7 degrees above the 20th century mean, based on preliminary data.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080808_julystats.html Updated Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Mapping Web Site Now Available As Surveying Efforts Continue in Louisiana- August 7, 2008 In a continuing effort to improve maritime safety and commerce in the northern Gulf of Mexico, NOAA has revised the Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project Web site, an outlet for hydrographic survey data identifying risks posed by debris left in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Submerged marine debris is a threat to viable commercial fishing and shrimping activities in the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal zone.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080807_marinedebris.html Scientists Use Naval Exercises to Learn More About How Marine Mammals React to Sonar- August 5, 2008 NOAAs Fisheries Service, in partnership with top international scientists and the U.S. Navy, has just completed a pioneering research effort in Hawaii to measure the biology and behavior of some of the most poorly understood whales on Earth. During the study, for the first time, scientists attached listening and movement sensors on marine mammals around realistic military operations.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080805_sonar.html Dam Cam to Capture Removal of New Hampshires Merrimack Village Dam- August 4, 2008 For more than 270 years, the Merrimack Village Dam in New Hampshire helped power saw mills, gristmills, a shoe factory and provided water for a chemical factory. No longer powering industry and scheduled for demolition, the dam has one last role to play that of movie star. Beginning this week, NOAA, in partnership with the Conservation Law Foundation, will capture live on camera the removal of the dam, opening up 14 miles of the Souhegan River from Milford to Merrimack, N.H., providing...http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080804_damcam.html Interagency Report Aims to Reduce Impacts of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms- August 4, 2008 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Science and Technology Council released an interagency report today that presents a plan for minimizing the impacts of freshwater harmful algal blooms in the United States.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080804_algalblooms.html |