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Photo of a 3D model of a wrought iron anchor from the USS Monitor. The anchor has four prongs and a center column with a ring on top for attaching a line from the ship.

Check out the USS Monitor Virtual Artifact Collection for International Museum Day

May 17, 2024

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Photo of a 3D model of a wrought iron anchor from the USS Monitor. The anchor has four prongs and a center column with a ring on top for attaching a line from the ship.

In the early morning hours, sunlight returns to the Arctic in spring, illuminating sea ice in a blue glow, after months of winter darkness.

5 things to know about an 'ice-free' Arctic

May 14, 2024

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In the early morning hours, sunlight returns to the Arctic in spring, illuminating sea ice in a blue glow, after months of winter darkness.

A close-up view of the surface of the sun from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite showing solar activity that occurred approximately 1:40 pm EDT on May 10, 2024.

Strong geomagnetic storm reaches Earth, continues through weekend

May 10, 2024

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A close-up view of the surface of the sun from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite showing solar activity that occurred approximately 1:40 pm EDT on May 10, 2024.

A small fishing vessel near wind turbines.

Dive in with NOAA Fisheries Podcast: Studying ocean sounds to prep for renewable energy

May 10, 2024

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offshore wind energy

A small fishing vessel near wind turbines.

Those delicious smells may be impacting air quality

May 6, 2024

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Friday Find: Listen to these tornado safety announcements from the 1960s

May 3, 2024

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This colorful photo shows reporters filming Hurricane Specialist Richard Pasch making a hurricane conference call with the National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge Office during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. On the right, a man sits on one of a bank of phones with his back to us. Reporters with cameras and microphones crowd around the table.

Hurricane hotline phones: A direct line to 20th-century weather forecasting

May 1, 2024

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This colorful photo shows reporters filming Hurricane Specialist Richard Pasch making a hurricane conference call with the National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge Office during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. On the right, a man sits on one of a bank of phones with his back to us. Reporters with cameras and microphones crowd around the table.

April 2023: Science First Responder and Incident Meteorologist (IMET) Robert Rickey takes a helicopter flight to observe terrain and fire activity in California. Sometimes fires burn in locations so remote, the best vantage point to assess the fire is from above.

Science First Responders: A day in the life of NOAA fire weather forecaster Robert Rickey

April 30, 2024

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April 2023: Science First Responder and Incident Meteorologist (IMET) Robert Rickey takes a helicopter flight to observe terrain and fire activity in California. Sometimes fires burn in locations so remote, the best vantage point to assess the fire is from above.

Guam Sea Grant turtle biologist Addie Ferguson shares knowledge in the classroom.

NOAA Sea Grant featured in science journal Oceanography special issue

April 30, 2024

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Guam Sea Grant turtle biologist Addie Ferguson shares knowledge in the classroom.

LaDeirdre Forehand, Able Seaman on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.

Get to know LaDeirdre Forehand, Able Seaman for NOAA Ship Nancy Foster

April 29, 2024

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LaDeirdre Forehand, Able Seaman on NOAA Ship Nancy Foster.