http://www.rss.noaa.gov/News from NOAAen-USNonewebmaster@noaa.govwebmaster@noaa.govWed, 22 Aug 2007 16:06:49 GMTMon, 28 Apr 2008 17:55:47 GMTFeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.4) http://www.feedforall.comhttp://www.noaa.govhttp://www.rss.noaa.gov/images/noaa_logo_color2.jpghttp://www.rss.noaa.gov/NOAA emblem144144http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080428_airquality.html"Be Air Aware: Keep an Eye on the AQI" is the theme of this year’s Air Quality Awareness Week, April 28 to May 2. NOAA encourages everyone to check their Air Quality Index and forecast information daily. weather, air qualityhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080428_airquality.htmlMon, 28 Apr 2008 17:55:18 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080417_marchstats.htmlTemperatures in March 2008 were average across the United States, but average global land temperature was the warmest on record according to data from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.climate, weatherhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080417_marchstats.htmlThu, 17 Apr 2008 19:48:44 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080411_sarsat.htmlNOAA’s Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) system helped the U.S. Coast Guard rescue 23 people from a shipboard fire on the M/V Sea Venue 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass. SARSAT is credited with more than 22,000 rescues world-wide in its 26 years of operation.NOAA’s Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking (SARSAT) system http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080411_sarsat.htmlTue, 15 Apr 2008 17:24:33 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080403_hurricanetour.htmlNOAA 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 Apr. 14 to raise awareness of the hurricanes that can and have threatened the region.hurricanehttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080403_hurricanetour.htmlThu, 03 Apr 2008 16:58:47 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_springoutlook.htmlLarge portions of the U.S. have an above-average risk of flooding this spring, according to a new forecast by NOAA's National Weather Service. Melting snow pack and/or seasonal rainfall raises the importance for individual preparation. spring outlookhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080320_springoutlook.htmlThu, 20 Mar 2008 13:33:46 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080310_buoy.htmlNOAA has deployed the final tsunami detection buoys in the South Pacific, completing the buoy network and bolstering the U.S. tsunami warning system. DART buoy system, Caribbeanhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080310_buoy.htmlThu, 20 Mar 2008 13:30:05 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080305_oceandesert.htmlNew study shows how warmer ocean surface temperatures are preventing deep ocean nutrients from rising to the surface and creating plantlife. warmer ocean temperatures, nutrientshttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080305_oceandesert.htmlThu, 06 Mar 2008 14:47:36 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlThe President's $4.1 billion budget request for NOAA includes significant increases to maintain weather forecasting abilities and monitor global climate change.FY 2009 budgethttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlWed, 05 Mar 2008 16:36:41 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080225_fishwatch.htmlFishWatch.noaa.gov, NOAA’s new consumer education Web tool, offers valuable information on seafood availability, safety, quality, storage, preparation, and health guidelines.fishwatch, seafoodhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080225_fishwatch.htmlTue, 26 Feb 2008 14:36:16 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlThe President's $4.1 billion budget request for NOAA includes significant increases to maintain weather forecasting abilities and monitor global climate change.Fy 2009 budgethttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2008 19:57:27 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080214_ecosystems.htmlFrom overfishing to pollution, human activities have a significant effect on marine ecosystems, continental shelves, and the deep ocean.human impact, oceans, ecosystemshttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080214_ecosystems.htmlThu, 14 Feb 2008 19:00:29 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080211_arctic.htmlNew Arctic sea floor data released by the University of New Hampshire and NOAA suggests that the foot of the continental slope off Alaska is farther from the U.S. coast than previously assumed. This could support an expansion of U.S. rights to natural resources of the sea floor. arctic mapping.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080211_arctic.htmlMon, 11 Feb 2008 17:42:14 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlThe President's $4.1 billion budget request for NOAA includes significant increases to maintain weather forecasting abilities and monitor global climate change.Fy 2009 budgethttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080204_09budget.htmlMon, 11 Feb 2008 19:39:29 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080130_dolphin.htmlNOAA praises governments that signed the 1998 Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program; dolphin deaths in Eastern Pacific Ocean have decreased dramatically.dolphin conservation programhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080130_dolphin.htmlThu, 31 Jan 2008 14:03:54 GMThttp://preserveamerica.noaa.gov/heritageweek.htmlAs part of the Preserve America Initiative, NOAA is presenting an exhibit on Shipwrecks at its Maryland-based headquarters.shipwrecks, preseve america initiativehttp://preserveamerica.noaa.gov/heritageweek.htmlWed, 06 Feb 2008 19:58:56 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080125_read.htmlNOAA selects veteran meteorologist Bill Read to lead its Miami-based Tropical Prediction Center.bill read, national hurricane centerhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080125_read.htmlFri, 25 Jan 2008 15:42:24 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080124_iyor.htmlNOAA research of ecosystem may reveal secret to its survival; kicks off International Year of the Reef.International Year of the Reefhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080124_iyor.htmlFri, 25 Jan 2008 19:06:28 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080122_aircraft.htmlUnmanned aircraft will embark on a series of research flights to collect data for hurricane forecasts, climate, West Coast flood warnings.unmanned aircrafthttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080122_aircraft.htmlWed, 23 Jan 2008 16:29:48 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080117_sarsat.htmlThanks to emergency beacons and NOAA’s satellites, more than 350 people were rescued in 2007 from potentially life-threatening emergencies on land and sea.SARSAT, emergency locator beaconshttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080117_sarsat.htmlThu, 17 Jan 2008 22:02:48 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080115_warmest.htmlLast year was the tenth warmest on record for the U.S. and the fifth warmest for the globe according to data from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center.climatehttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080115_warmest.htmlTue, 15 Jan 2008 20:14:22 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080104_sunspot.htmlA new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity is on its way, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals, and even cell phones and ATM transactions. space weather, space, weatherhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080104_sunspot.htmlMon, 07 Jan 2008 17:04:10 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080103_satellite.htmlAgency joins international effort to monitor and analyze data from more than 40 global positioning satellites to accurately determine the geographic position of any point on Earth. Global Navigation Satellite Systemhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080103_satellite.htmlMon, 07 Jan 2008 16:13:08 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071213_climateupdate.htmlLast year will likely be the eighth warmest on record for the U.S. and the fifth warmest for the globe according to preliminary data from NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center. climatehttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071213_climateupdate.htmlThu, 03 Jan 2008 14:32:21 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.htmlFifty years ago, the U.S. Weather Bureau, predecessor of NOAA’s National Weather Service, helped sponsor a young scientist to begin tracking carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. carbon dioxide recordhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071126_carbonrecord.htmlMon, 26 Nov 2007 21:22:13 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071115_winteroutlook.htmlNOAA's forecasters predict above average temperatures for much of the country and below normal precipitation for the southern tier of the nation.winteroutlookhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071115_winteroutlook.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 16:12:03 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071129_hurricaneend.htmlFourteen named storms formed in the Atlantic Basin this season – of which six became hurricanes, including two major hurricanes. While the U.S. was spared the season’s worst, Central America was hit by two destructive Category 5 hurricanes.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071129_hurricaneend.htmlThu, 29 Nov 2007 15:58:50 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071115_oilspill.htmlNOAA offices continue to provide on-site support to protect marine resources in response to an oil spill in San Francisco Bay. oilspill, San Francisco Bayhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071115_oilspill.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 21:11:47 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071113_oilspill.htmlNOAA offices continue to provide on-site support to protect marine resources in response to an oil spill in San Francisco Bay.oil spill, ocean, San Franciscohttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071113_oilspill.htmlWed, 14 Nov 2007 03:48:29 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071101_droughtportal.htmlwww.drought.gov - operational drought resources to the public to monitor drought conditions, get forecasts, and understand the effects of drought on local communities.drought, weather, interactive web sitehttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071101_droughtportal.htmlTue, 06 Nov 2007 17:40:54 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071102_argo.htmlBy measuring ocean currents, temperature and salinity, the fleet of Argo floats has improved forecasts of sea level rise and is playing a key role in improving climate forecasts and giving new insight into hurricane activity.argo, oceanhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071102_argo.htmlSun, 04 Nov 2007 14:58:38 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071019_sarsat.htmlSince 1982, this relay system has helped rescue 22,000 people around the world from potentially deadly situations. NOAA satellites are critical to SARSAT by detecting distress signals from emergency beacons.satellitehttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071019_sarsat.htmlFri, 19 Oct 2007 19:33:38 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071016_ncdcseptwrapup.htmlTemperatures in September 2007 were the eighth warmest on record, hot enough to break 1,000 daily high records across the United States, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.climate, weatherhttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071016_ncdcseptwrapup.htmlTue, 16 Oct 2007 20:20:08 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071009_outlook.htmlMuch of the U.S. will experience warmer-than-average temperatures this winter with a continuation of drier-than-average conditions across already drought-stricken parts of the Southwest and Southeast.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071009_outlook.htmlTue, 09 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071002_ozone.htmlNOAA's forecasts of ground-level ozone now include 11 western states - providing the most populous cities across the country with access to the information on a daily basis.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071002_ozone.htmlTue, 02 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20070929_stormbased.htmlNew 'storm-based warnings' will allow National Weather Service forecasters to better pinpoint areas at risk of severe weather.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20070929_stormbased.htmlSat, 29 Sep 2007 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20070916_montreal.htmlThis landmark international agreement focuses on phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals. NOAA continues to lead scientific efforts in this area.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20070916_montreal.htmlMon, 17 Sep 2007 15:24:16 GMThttp://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2917.htmThe June-August 2007 summer season ended with a long-lasting heatwave that set more than 2,000 new daily high temperature records across the southern and central U.S., according to scientists at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The record heat helped make this the second warmest August and the sixth warmest summer on record for the contiguous U.S., based on preliminary data. At the end of August, drought affected almost half of the continental U.S. The global surface temperature was seventh warmest on record for the June-August period.http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/s2917.htmWed, 12 Sep 2007 20:45:54 GMT{ad2db31b-a372-1e13-a9e3-1a77c70a527b}Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:07:11 GMT