The agency's acting administrator characterized the budget figures as preliminary and said NOAA is not being targeted.
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NOAA Video Shows Satellite Views of Louisiana Tornadoes
Real-time updates of storms will help forecasters track and predict where the most damage could occur.
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EPA Comes Under the Gun in Congressional Hearing
The hearing also examined a complaint that a former NOAA scientist manipulated data in a high-profile global warming paper.
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Hiring Freeze Sparks Worries at Science Agencies
Other presidents have instituted hiring freezes, but some federal employee representatives worry that President Donald Trump's order is different because more draconian measures might follow.
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2016 Arctic Report Card Highlights Dramatic Changes in Region
The report says that the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average.
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U.S. Winter Outlook Sees No Drought Relief
A weak La Niña is expected to further dry out southwestern and Gulf Coast states.
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New Flood Model Offers National Streamflow Coverage
The model, released by the National Weather Service, will provide neighborhood-level flood forecasting.
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Advisory Panel Calls for Large Increase for Ocean Exploration
The recently established Ocean Exploration Advisory Board also urged the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to increase its role in federal coordination of exploration.
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Joint Polar Satellite System Algorithm Team Reviews Past, Future
Center for Satellite Applications and Research Joint Polar Satellite System Annual Science Team Meeting; College Park, Maryland, 24–28 August 2015
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Navy Ship Mysteriously Lost in 1921 Found via Science, Sleuthing
Scientists painstakingly compared a shipwreck spotted in 2009 to a 1904 schematic of a long-lost tugboat. A naval gun on the wreck proved to be the "smoking gun" identifying the vanished ship.