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Elementary students climbing down stairs from a NOAA plane. Two NOAA crew are on the ground with other students and teachers.

Getting ready for the Atlantic hurricane season

May 31, 2019

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Elementary students climbing down stairs from a NOAA plane. Two NOAA crew are on the ground with other students and teachers.

"Naked Sea Butterflies" by Amy W., Grade 9. Marine Art Contest 2018.

Art gallery: Browse award-winning student artwork inspired by the ocean

March 12, 2019

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"Naked Sea Butterflies" by Amy W., Grade 9. Marine Art Contest 2018.

GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

NOAA team sees Florence and Michael storm surge devastation first-hand

November 9, 2018

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GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Florence making landfall at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina on Sept. 14, 2018

Photo story: Rescued seals make it home for the holidays

December 28, 2017

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An artist's rendering of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

South for the winter: NOAA’s GOES-S satellite arrives in Florida ahead of 2018 launch

December 8, 2017

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

An artist's rendering of NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite.

A curtain of rain falls from dark clouds during an evening storm near Ransom, Kansas.

Photo story: Into the heart of a storm

August 17, 2017

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A curtain of rain falls from dark clouds during an evening storm near Ransom, Kansas.

A California sea lion colony in the California Channel Islands, 2016.

Photo story: California sea lion pups stage healthy comeback

November 22, 2016

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A California sea lion colony in the California Channel Islands, 2016.

Hurricane Matthew.

Photo story: Measuring Hurricane Matthew's storm surge impact

November 7, 2016

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Hurricane Matthew.

When winter winds die down in Utah’s remote Uinta Basin, oil and gas emissions and sunlight reflected off of snow cover can produce dramatic spikes of ozone pollution over the course of a few hours, a NOAA study has found.

Photo: Collecting data on Utah’s winter ozone problem, 'MacGyver'-style

September 19, 2016

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When winter winds die down in Utah’s remote Uinta Basin, oil and gas emissions and sunlight reflected off of snow cover can produce dramatic spikes of ozone pollution over the course of a few hours, a NOAA study has found.

Hurricane Hermine

Photo story: Behind the scenes at NOAA’s National Hurricane Center

September 16, 2016

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Hurricane Hermine