Mar22, 2012 00:00:00 -0500 If Hollywood director James Cameron reaches the bottom of the Mariana Trench-6.8 miles (10,900 meters) below the waves-this month, he will get a look at the deepest known spot on the ocean floor. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/ngdc_mapping_mission.html Mar06, 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) has taken over operations of the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) now that all five of the satellite’s instruments are activated and routinely collecting scientific data. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/npp_jpss_transition_complete.html Mar01, 2012 00:00:00 -0500 Wind gusts upwards of 70 miles per hour pushed a 6,000 foot high dust cloud through Lubbock, Texas on February 20. From its orbit 500 miles above Earth's surface, the Suomi-National Polar Partnership (NPP) satellite's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) captured this image... http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/virrs_texas_dust.html Feb21, 2012 00:00:00 -0500 The President submitted his FY 2013 budget request to the Congress on February 13. I want to provide you with the details of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) portion of the budget as well as context for the decisions that were made as this budget was developed. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/annual_reports/2012_budget.html Jan19, 2012 00:00:00 -0500 NPP Resumes Mission Checkout Phase http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/npp_resumes_checkout.html Dec 5, 2011 00:00:00 -0500 New technology brings higher resolution imagery and more exacting science http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/goes_11_15_transition.html Dec 5, 2011 00:00:00 -0500 An FAQ about the GOES -11 to Goes-15 transition http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/goes_11_15.html Nov, 21 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011 http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/first_viirs_images.html Thu, 28 Oct 2011 05:028:00 -0500 America's newest polar-orbiting satellite roared into orbit this morning, setting the stage for enhanced weather data NOAA scientists will use to develop life-saving severe weather forecasts days in advance. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/npp_launched.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 With fall and winter's colder temperatures approaching, the U.S. Coast Guard's Ninth District will soon be using satellite data from the National Ice Center (NIC) to aid in rescue missions involving anyone missing or in potentially life-threatening situations on the ice in the Great Lakes area. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/ice_rescues.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500 A team of experts at NOAA have formed a new center to fine-tune data from NOAA environmental satellites and others from around the world, which will improve the forecast skill of NOAA's weather, climate and ocean models http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/ncc.html Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500 NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) mission is ready to leave the Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation facility in Boulder to journey to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California where it is scheduled for launch on October 25 http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/npp_packed.html Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500 NOAA satellites proved critical in forecasts of tornado outbreak http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/tornados_2011.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 A retrospective report on NESDIS support for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/dwh_one_year.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Last year, the Deep Water Horizon drilling platform explosion which gripped the world"s attention as it quickly became an environmental catastrophe of global proportions http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/satellite_aided_response.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Rost Parsons, Ph.D. is the chief scientist at NOAA's National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), a division of the National Oceanographic Data Center. Dr. Parsons is also a key member of the interagency Joint Analysis Group (JAG) for Surface and Sub-Surface Oceanography, Oil and Dispersant Data. Dr. Parsons recently spoke about his experience with Deepwater Horizon. http://www.nesdis.noaa.ogv/news_archives/rost_parsons_qa.html Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500 NOAA's NGDC built 10-meter resolution, digital elevation models (DEMs) for New Orleans, LA; Biloxi, MS; Mobile, AL; Panama City, FL; and for the northern Gulf of Mexico. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/ngdc_dwh.html Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 "With funding from a 2010 NOAA Green Mini-Grant of $12,200 staff at the Wallops Command and Data Acquisition Station (WCDAS), implemented energy-saving procedures and equipment that will reduce the facility's annual electric consumption by 14% from 2009 to 2010 http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/wallops.html Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500 "Vegetation Health (VH) Products provide global and regional estimations of drought, fire risk, soil saturation, malaria and other complex phenomena. For example, drought products include parameters for the early detection http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/veg_health.html Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500 "La Nina conditions are now occurring in the Pacific Ocean. Typically, La Nina brings colder temperatures over the Great Lakes and more than normal ice conditions. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/winter_2010.html Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500 The National Ice Center has declared the closing of the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route on October 14, 2010. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/sea_ice.html Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Group Gold for Leadership; Group Gold for Customer Service; Group Silver for Scientific/Engineering Achievement and more indivudual Gold and Silvers. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/GroupGoldMedal2010.html Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/awards_2010.html Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 On Thursday, September 16, 2010, Hurricanes Igor, Karl, and Julia, could be seen from the GOES-13 satellite in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. This rare but not unique parade of storms displays... http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/2010_hurricane_season.html Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 Following the Deepwater Horizon Incident on April 20, and realizing the magnitude of the event, staff at NOAA's National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)promptly extracted historical Gulf of Mexico data from its online archive and compiled it into a portal format for public access and availability. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/NODC_DWH_Support.html Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400 On Wednesday, September 15, NBC Channel 4 broadcast a recent visit by NBC meteorologist Veronica Johnson. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/nbc_nsof.htm Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 The combined global land and ocean surface temperature made this July the second warmest on record, behind 1998, and the warmest averaged January-July on record. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/record_temps_2010.html Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400 As the world watches a huge mass of oil the size of Jamaica creep toward the Gulf Coast shoreline, NOAA's Satellite and Information Service is playing a key role in the agency's response to this unfolding disaster. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/DWH_uppubDate.html Sun, 05 Aug 2001 20:10:00 -0400 NOAA's Dr. Lane Lubchenco, along with local and national first responders, speak to the public on efforts being taken to avert a major environmental crisis. Dr. Lubchenco visited Louisiana Gulf Coast Communities within days of the BP Oil Spill to get a first-hand look at the affected areas. http://www.nesdis.noaa.govnews_archives/gulf_response_images.html Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400 -The FCC issued a Public Notice on June 4, 2010, seeking comments by June 28, 2010 from non-federal users of the 1675-1710 MHz band spectrum. This spectrum is currently used by NOAA satellites and the federal government is considering auctioning it to the commercial sector for mobile broadband use. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/spectrum_sharing.html> Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400 A compiled list of NESDIS departments and data centers participating in the response, study and cleanup of the Gulf of Mexico. http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/gulf_spill.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400 -Fifty years ago on April 1, 1960, the world's first weather satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and opened a new and exciting dimension in weather forecasting. Top leaders from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) hailed the milestone as an example of their agencies' strong partnership and commitment to flying the best satellites today and beyond http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/tiros_50.html Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500 -In spite of massive mounds of snow and the Federal Government being closed because of a one-two punch from Mother Nature, NESDIS satellite operations and product processing personnel delivered top notch service around the clock! http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news_archives/feb_blizzard.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 - The National Space Club is now accepting nominations for the 2009 NOAA David Johnson Award through December 1, 2009... http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/News/09DJaward-web.pdf" title="2009 NOAA David Johnson Award Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 From 22,336 miles in space, NOAA's newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – GOES-14 – took its first full-disc visible image... http://www.nesdis.noaa.govhttp://www.noaa.gov/features/monitoring/goes-14 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Scientists from NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Program say conditions are favorable for significant coral bleaching and infectious coral disease outbreaks in the Caribbean... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090722_coralbleaching.html Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The world's ocean surface temperature was the warmest on record for June, breaking the previous high mark set in 2005, , according to a preliminary analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090717_juneglobalstats.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The June 2009 temperature and precipitation for the contiguous United States were near the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090710_junestats.html RFC 822 formatted date Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 NOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), launched tonight, successfully reached orbit... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090626_goes14.html Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for May 2009 ranked fourth warmest since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090617_globalmay.html Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The combined average global land and ocean surface temperatures for April 2009 ranked fifth warmest since worldwide records began in 1880, according to an analysis... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090518_globalaprilstats.html Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 NOAA today selected 122 college students to receive scholarships as part of the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090518_hollings.html Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for March 2009 was the 10th warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090416_globalmarchstats.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for February 2009 was the ninth warmest since records began in 1880, according to an analysis... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090313_february.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Temperatures for winter, December 2008 – February 2009, across the contiguous United States were near average, based on records dating back to 1895... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090310_winterstats.html Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The combined global land and ocean surface average temperature for January 2009 was the seventh warmest since records began in 1880, according to... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090218_globalstats.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Temperatures for the contiguous United States last month were slightly above the long-term average, based on records going back to 1895, according to... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090209_januarystats.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California today and is now circling the globe every 102 minutes taking... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090206_nprimelaunch.html Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 NOAA satellites were key factors in the rescues of 283 people throughout the United States and its surrounding waters in 2008. In each incident, NOAA satellites detected and located... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090128_satellite.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 A new NOAA polar-orbiting environmental satellite, set to launch next month, will support NOAA's weather and ocean forecasts, including long-range climate predictions for El Niño and La Niña and support... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090122_nprime.html Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The year 2008 tied with 2001 as the eighth warmest year on record for the Earth, based on the combined average of worldwide land and ocean surface temperatures through December... http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090113_ncdcstats.html