News from NOAA - Podcast: Episodes
In the frigid waters off the coast of Greenland scientists are getting valuable data from narwhals - the most ice loving whales in the world. Narwhals, beluga and bowhead whales, which you can hear in the background, make their homes in the Arctic. There are about 100,000 narwhals in the world, and the ...
It came from outer space traveling 93 million miles in eight minutes. Once it arrived on Earth, there was no mistaking the fact that a solar flare that produced an intense radio burst a day later affected the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System. Many of the GPS satellites were not available ...
The average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. will likely be the third warmest on record in 2006, according to scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year is noted for widespread drought and record wildfires, as well as heavy precipitation and flooding in ...
It's been a year since Hurricane Katrina landed on the U.S. Gulf Coast and became the most destructive hurricane to ever strike the nation. The devastation for hundreds of miles was complete, and the memories of that day are forever etched in the minds of those whose survived the monster storm and those ...
Twenty years ago a team of NOAA scientists flew to the Antarctic with scientists from three other organizations to find out what was causing a hole in the Earth's ozone layer. That's the 15-mile thick layer that absorbs the sun's dangerous ultraviolet radiation that can cause skin cancer and cataracts ...
It was 20 years ago this month that four teams of scientists from NOAA and three other organizations flew to the end of the Earth to find out what was causing a hole in the planet's ozone layer. That's the thin, invisible layer of the Earth's atmosphere about 15 miles thick that plays a vital role in ...
Don't be complacent. The show's only getting started. NOAA updated its forecast for the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, and the outlook still is for an above-normal number of storms. This updated forecast is slightly lower than the outlook issued in May but remains above the seasonal average of 11 named ...
Under the ocean a NOAA researcher was moon walking. That's right. Aquanauts the
astronauts of the sea used NOAA's undersea lab, Aquarius, to test spacesuits and equipment that would be used for exploring the moon and Mars. Conditions under the ocean pose similar challenges that astronauts face while ...
NOAA announced to America and its neighbors throughout the north Atlantic region that a very active hurricane season is looming, and encouraged individuals to make preparations to better protect their lives and livelihoods. May 21-27 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. "For the 2006 north Atlantic ...
Across the United States each year many lives are taken or put at risk by flooding. In every state or territory floods destroy property costing billions of dollars annually. NOAA National Weather Service storm data show that on average floods kill more people every year than lightning, tornadoes and ...
From early December 2005 to early January 2006, a team of 38 scientists set forth on a voyage of exploration to the Galapagos Spreading Center about 200 miles above the equator, which is part of the global mid-ocean ridge. The ridge is a giant volcanic seam where ocean plates continuously rip apart and erupt lava.
Norfolk became the first major East Coast city with a well designed tsunami emergency response plan to alert residents and visitors of tsunami threats, and evacuate areas if necessary. NOAA, the federal agency responsible for tsunami and all severe weather warnings, officially recognized the City of ...
The NOAA Fisheries Service is leading a team of federal, state and non-profit biologists and scientists to rescue an entangled North Atlantic right whale that was first spotted off the coast of Georgia. On Dec. third and fifth, the team made several efforts to disentangle the animal from an estimated ...
NOAA scientists say the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995 is likely to continue for many years to come. Exactly how many years is still in question. NOAA is leading an international effort for a Global Earth Observing System of Systems, or GEOSS, which will help improve hurricane forecasts.
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is one for the history books. Records that stood for decades were easily blown away by the record 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes. Why was the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season so intense? What is expected for the future?
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record and extends the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995 - a trend likely to continue for years to come. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were major (Category 3 or higher).
NOAA announced that a national offshore aquaculture bill was sent to Capitol Hill for Congressional action. The proposed legislation grants the Secretary of Commerce authority to issue permits for marine aquaculture operations in federal waters, which cover about 3.4 million square miles from three to ...
A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with more storms projected, NOAA today increased the number of storms in its 2005 hurricane season outlook. NOAA expects an additional 11 to 14 tropical storms from August through November, with seven to nine becoming hurricanes, including three ...