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Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA invest $1.8 million to expand critical ice and ocean observations in the Arctic

October 2, 2024

Department of Commerce and NOAA announced a $1.8 million award to support the development, procurement and deployment of innovative ocean monitoring technologies in NOAA’s Arctic Research Program. These technological advances will lead to an improved understanding of the changing sea ice and ocean conditions in the Arctic marine environment. These funds are made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.

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Perseverance in the North Pacific: picturing a scientist’s life at sea

May 29, 2024

Have you ever thought about what it’s like to be a scientist at sea? Learn about the necessary preparation and unexpected challenges during a research cruise.

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Image of drones, saildrones, gliders, dropsondes, floats and drifters used to improve hurricane prediction.

NOAA’s data collection efforts provided detailed insights of Hurricanes Franklin and Idalia

September 7, 2023

A fleet of strategically placed instruments collected data from the air, sea surface, and underwater to enhance hurricane forecasts and increase scientific knowledge.

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Seen here in an archive image from June 4, 1942, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise played a pivotal role in the Battle of Midway. Image courtesy of the U.S. Navy/National Archives.

Expedition to explore near Battle of Midway sites

September 6, 2023

From September 1 to 28, 2023, Ocean Exploration Trust and partners are conducting an expedition of the largely unexplored northwestern corner of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, an area north of the main Hawaiian Islands.

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A beautiful sunrise captured from the bow of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer as the crew sailed through the Gulf of Alaska during the Seascape Alaska 1: Aleutians Deepwater Mapping expedition.

Ocean experts appointed to federal Ocean Research Advisory Panel

August 3, 2023

On August 1, 2023, 18 ocean experts began their appointment as members of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP). The 18 ORAP members include representatives

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A diver swims among coral and fish in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: NOAA.

This Ocean Month, learn about NOAA’s research across our global ocean

June 26, 2023

We invite you to join us in celebrating National Ocean Month with NOAA Research! Learn about some of the exciting work NOAA Research teams conduct around the globe to better understand the ocean.

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NOAA report highlights 2021 climate, weather, ocean research

March 28, 2022

The newly released 2021 NOAA Science Report includes more than 60 stories that represent a selection of NOAA’s 2021 research and development accomplishments across the

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Seafloor mapping data reveals large number of gas seeps off U.S. West Coast

April 30, 2021

_{The West Coast continental shelf is known to host methane bubble streams, formerly thought to be rare. Now, a new discovery sheds light on the extent and distribution of seafloor methane seeps.}

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6 ways NOAA scientists advanced our knowledge of the planet in 2020

April 27, 2021

NOAA scientists can get a lot done in a year. That’s one big takeaway from the 2020 NOAA Science Report, which outlines our agency’s key scientific accomplishments from 2020.

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Heather Tabisola on being an ocean ambassador and finding resilience

March 12, 2021

Heather Tabisola is a research coordinator at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies (CICOES) supporting NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab. She describes her job as working at the interface across and between research and engineering to connect people and develop new tools to explore and monitor the ocean (including in the Arctic).

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