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NOAA official joining National Aquarium
Eric Schwaab, a native Baltimorean who's spent the last three years in the federal government overseeing fisheries and coastal conservation efforts, is returning home to take a new post at the National Aquarium. Schwaab, 52, currently an acting...
Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Conservation, Inner Harbor, Fishing, Aquaculture
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Top NOAA official to speak at weather service open house
The National Weather Service's Sterling, Va., office has released more details about an upcoming open house at its headquarters, including some high-level speakers. Among them is Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and...Tags: Weather Reports, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather, Barack Obama, Science and Technology
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The CT Claims Tally For Irene: $235M; Forecast For 2012 Is Quieter
Eight months later, the tally from Tropical Storm Irene is in: As of May 1, insurance companies paid a total of $235 million on more than 60,000 claims in Connecticut related to damage from Irene, according to the state Insurance Department. That's big...
Tags: Weather Reports, Tropical Weather, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Andrew (1992), Tropical Storms
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Veteran forecaster Rick Knabb named hurricane center's new director
Sun SentinelRick Knabb, a veteran tropical forecaster and most recently The Weather Channel’s hurricane expert, has been named director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami-Dade County. He replaces Bill Read, who is retiring as of June 1. “For as...Tags: Tropical Weather, Max Mayfield, National Hurricane Center, Meteorological Disasters, Science and Technology
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Forecasters predict near-normal Atlantic hurricane season
Conditions in the atmosphere and the ocean favor a near-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Basin this season, NOAA announced today from Miami at its Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, and home to the Hurricane Research Division....
Tags: Tropical Weather, Caribbean Sea, Tropical Storms, Hurricane Andrew (1992), National Hurricane Center
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Billions of dollars in storm, weather damage mark 2011, setting U.S. record
WASHINGTON (AP) -- America's wild weather year has set another record: a dozen billion-dollar catastrophes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday that it has recalculated the number of weather disasters passing the billion-...Tags: Tornadoes, Southern U.S. Storms (2011), Global Warming, Groundhog Day, Foreign Exchange Market
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NOAA Chief Hears Alaskans' Concerns
Channel 2 NewsThe head of NOAA, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, is in town. She’s one of President Barack Obama's top environmental scientists and has the influence in Washington D.C. to affect major decisions involving Alaska’s resources. Lubchenco is covering a...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Elections, Alaska, Barack Obama, ConocoPhillips
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It saves lives
Friday’s devastating earthquake in Japan was followed by tsunami waves that further damaged that country. The tsunami swamped Hawaii’s beaches and damaged harbors in California, No lives were lost in the United States, in part because of...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Tsunamis, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Republican Party, Disasters
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Des Moines conference to examine climate info effect on expected yields
How did weather conditions in 2010 impact global corn yield and corn markets? What weather impacts on global production are anticipated this spring? These questions will be addressed at the 9th Annual NOAA Climate Prediction Applications Science...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Weather, Iowa
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