Category: VA

Senate Votes an Additional $5 million to Acquire NOAA Weather Radios for America’s Schools: The Senate on July 14 by vote of 96-1approved legislation to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to procure $5 million worth of NOAA Weather All-Hazards Radio “on a priority basis” for distribution to America’s schools. The language was included […]

Secretary Norton Praises President’s Intention to Nominate H. Dale Hall as Director of the Fish and Wildlife ServiceWASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton today praisedPresident Bush’s intention to nominate H. Dale Hall to serve as Director ofthe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The announcement is subject toconfirmation by the U.S. Senate, […]

JUNE TEMPERATURES HIGHER, PRECIPITATION NEAR AVERAGE For June 2005, temperatures throughout the contiguous United States were higher than average, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Drier-than-average conditions prevailed from Texas to the Midwest and Northeast, while areas of the Southeast, northern Plains and West […]

SOLVE THE OCEAN CHALLENGE PUZZLE ON NOAA’S REDESIGNED OCEAN EXPLORER WEB SITE What’s the average salinity of the ocean? Is Earth’s highest mountain above or below the sea? What are rusticles? How far is “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea?” Visitors to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s redesigned Ocean Explorer Web site can team up […]

NOAA TO DEVELOP NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR STUDYING, PROTECTING DEEP-SEA CORALS AND SPONGES NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced plans to develop a comprehensive, national strategy for long-term research and conservation of deep-ocean coral and sponge habitat. This plan will be complimented by the continued cooperative efforts of NOAA Fisheries Service and the nation’s […]

Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna As of 07/13/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The Coastwide General Category has landed 11.1 mt out of 908.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category: 13.2 mt out of 90.0 mt to date. Longline North: 8.4 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: […]

NOAA CAPTURES AERIAL IMAGES OF DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY HURRICANE DENNIS July 12, 2005 — NOAA today posted online more than 200 aerial images of the USA Gulf Coast regions struck by Hurricane Dennis last Sunday. The Florida Panhandle regions photographed range from Pensacola to Panama City. The aerial photograph missions were conducted by the NOAA […]