In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in 2011, NOAA has assembled a special historical collection of maps, charts, and documents prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey during the war years. The collection, “Charting a More Perfect Union,” contains over nearly 400 documents, available free from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey website.
NOAA Unveils Special Collection of Civil War Maps and Nautical Charts Read More >
The contiguous United States had its 14th warmest September on record, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued Oct. 7. Average temperatures for September were 67.1 F, which is 1.7 F above the 1901-2000 average.
NOAA: U.S. Experienced Above Average Temperatures, Rainfall in September Read More >
NOAA produced a report at the request of the Unified Command to project the most likely movement of oil. As part of its function to coordinate and review all interagency materials developed in response to the BP oil spill, OMB led a review of a preliminary report and provided comments to ensure the analysis reflected the best known information at the time and accurately reflected the limitation of the model and available information, including response actions.
Statement by OMB Acting Director Jeffrey Zients and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Read More >
