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Topic: Safety

Dark clouds swirl together at the top of the frame and a tornado cone begins to form below the clouds above a cornfield. Flat farmland extends as far as the eye can see; on the horizon, the sun is showing through lighter clouds.

Find out what to do before, during and after a tornado

March 3, 2025

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Dark clouds swirl together at the top of the frame and a tornado cone begins to form below the clouds above a cornfield. Flat farmland extends as far as the eye can see; on the horizon, the sun is showing through lighter clouds.

Left: July 25, 2024: Emergency responders on the scene at the California Park Fire. Right: August 8, 2024: National Weather Service Incident Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun briefs the CalFire Incident Management Team on smoke trajectory and impacts while deployed on the Park Fire.

It's not just hot air: Improved air quality model aids forecasters in the field

September 9, 2024

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labs & programs

Left: July 25, 2024: Emergency responders on the scene at the California Park Fire. Right: August 8, 2024: National Weather Service Incident Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun briefs the CalFire Incident Management Team on smoke trajectory and impacts while deployed on the Park Fire.

Spectators spot whales on a WhaleSENSE whale watching trip in Juneau, Alaska.

Have some (whale) sense: Learn how to find reputable whale-watching companies

February 15, 2024

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Spectators spot whales on a WhaleSENSE whale watching trip in Juneau, Alaska.

August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.

New lightning tool tells a striking story

October 3, 2022

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August, 8, 2014: Lightning near Tucson, Arizona.

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

The fastest-growing port in Texas just got even safer

October 4, 2022

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marine commerce

Current meter equipment installed on U.S. Coast Guard Lighted Buoy 6 along the Freeport entrance channel.

Fire blazes at Rum Creek fire in Oregon: August, 2022.

Photo story: Fighting fire with forecasts

September 20, 2022

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Fire blazes at Rum Creek fire in Oregon: August, 2022.

Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.

Podcast: Slowing down to save North Atlantic right whales

August 18, 2022

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Right whale #3853 swimming north offshore of South Carolina on Jan. 20, 2011 with a series of fresh propeller wounds running across its back.

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat

July 26, 2022

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extreme weather

Social media and Web

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.

Podcast: Surveying in the Great Lakes

May 26, 2022

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marine commerce

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson.

An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.

Heading into backcountry snow? Check the forecasts first

December 2, 2021

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An avalanche occurs at an elevation of 10,500 feet at Elk Point, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountain range.

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