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Flooding is always a significant threat during tropical cyclones. In August 2017 Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast and after moving inland the storm stalled for four days dropping more than 60 inches of rain over southeastern Texas.

NOAA increases chance for above-normal hurricane season

August 8, 2019

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Flooding is always a significant threat during tropical cyclones. In August 2017 Hurricane Harvey struck the Texas coast and after moving inland the storm stalled for four days dropping more than 60 inches of rain over southeastern Texas.

Schooling jack mackerel

Number of U.S. fish stocks at sustainable levels remains near record high

August 2, 2019

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recreational fishing

Schooling jack mackerel

Scientists collect oxygen measurements to determine the size of this year's dead zone, an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life. This cruise has been performed since 1985, creating an important long term data set for scientists.

Large ‘dead zone’ measured in Gulf of Mexico

August 1, 2019

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Scientists collect oxygen measurements to determine the size of this year's dead zone, an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life. This cruise has been performed since 1985, creating an important long term data set for scientists.

NOAA GLERL scientist Eric Anderson deploys a drifter buoy from the back of a research vessel in the Straits of Mackinac. The buoy will move with the currents, reporting its location every hour via satellite. Eric and his NOAA Research colleagues Andrew Hoell, Andrew Rollins, Brian C. McDonald and Jeffrey Snyder are recipients of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

NOAA early career scientists honored for innovative research

July 25, 2019

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NOAA GLERL scientist Eric Anderson deploys a drifter buoy from the back of a research vessel in the Straits of Mackinac. The buoy will move with the currents, reporting its location every hour via satellite. Eric and his NOAA Research colleagues Andrew Hoell, Andrew Rollins, Brian C. McDonald and Jeffrey Snyder are recipients of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

A European Space Agency (ESA) Envisat satellite.image taken on Oct. 8, 2011, using its MERIS sensor, showing harmful algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie.

NOAA, partners predict large summer harmful algal bloom for western Lake Erie

July 11, 2019

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harmful algal blooms (HABs)

A European Space Agency (ESA) Envisat satellite.image taken on Oct. 8, 2011, using its MERIS sensor, showing harmful algal bloom in the western basin of Lake Erie.

High-tide flooding like this, in Charleston, S.C., is becoming increasingly common as sea levels rise.

U.S. ties record for number of high tide flooding days in 2018

July 10, 2019

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High-tide flooding like this, in Charleston, S.C., is becoming increasingly common as sea levels rise.

Mallows Bay contains more than 100 known and possible shipwrecks.

NOAA designates new national marine sanctuary in Maryland

July 8, 2019

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Mallows Bay contains more than 100 known and possible shipwrecks.

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

COSMIC-2 soars into orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

June 25, 2019

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satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

A supercell thunderstorm in Kansas on May 27, 2019.

NOAA upgrades the U.S. global weather forecast model

June 12, 2019

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A supercell thunderstorm in Kansas on May 27, 2019.

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.

NOAA readies for COSMIC-2 satellite launch

June 11, 2019

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satellite launch

Rendering of COSMIC-2, a mission of six satellites which will orbit the Earth near the equator. COSMIC-2 launched on June 25, 2019, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, aboard a Space X Falcon Heavy rocket. COSMIC-2 is a partnership between NOAA, the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan.