NOAA's National Weather Service HeadlinesLatest weather and climate headlines from NOAA's National Weather Service...NOAA Employing New Tools to Accurately Measure Climate Change...- April 25, 2008 NOAA announced it will install the last nine of the 114 stations as part of its new, high-tech climate monitoring network. The stations track national average changes in temperature and precipitation trends. The U.S. Climate Reference Network (CRN) is on schedule to activate these final stations by the end of the summer.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080424_climatechange.html ...NOAA Celebrates Earth Day...- April 22, 2008 One of the many ways NOAA celebrates Earth Day is by recognizing private individuals and organizations that volunteer their time to help NOAA carry out its mission. Since 1995, NOAA has recognized more than a hundred individuals and organizations for their outstanding contributions to NOAA.http://www.noaa.gov/earthday/index.html ...Another Quake Felt in Southern Illinois...- April 21, 2008 A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook southern Illinois early Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, the 18th since a magnitude 5.2 hit the area Friday morning, was centered about 37 miles north-northwest of Evansville, Indiana, or about 131 miles east of St. Louis.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008rcar.php ...U.S. Geological Survey reports early morning earthquake in Illinois...- April 18, 2008 The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center reported a magnitude 5.2 earthquake, recorded on Friday, April 18, 2008 at 04:36:59 AM CDT. The epicenter was approximately 5 miles north-northeast of Bellmont Illinois, or 38 miles north-northwest of Evansville Indiana.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsus/Quakes/us2008qza6.php ...NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft to Embark on Gulf Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour...- April 6, 2008 NOAA hurricane experts will travel aboard a NOAA WP-3 Orion turboprop Hurricane Hunter aircraft in a five-day, five-city tour of the Gulf Coast beginning April 14 to raise awareness of the hurricanes that can and have threatened the region.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080403_hurricanetour.html |