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Retrieving the passive acoustic mooring to collect the data recordings. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/ Jonny Reid

Listening to the Sounds of the Gulf of Mexico

10/29/2023 - By fisheries.noaa.gov. The acoustics team recovers and deploys a variety of moored underwater recording instruments to provide information on ocean noise, including sounds from human activities, fish, and marine mammals. Long-term sound recordings in the Gulf of Mexico and oceans around the world have been at the forefront of oceanographic… SEE MORE

2023-24 U.S. winter outlook: wetter South, warmer North

10/23/2023 - By climate.gov. This year, El Niño is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released today by the Climate Prediction Center—a division of the National Weather Service.… SEE MORE

Right Whale Speed limits: NOAA imposed $1.1 million Fines for Busting 10 knots Since 2021

10/14/2023 - 14By nationalfisherman.com. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is stepping up enforcement of vessel speed limits when endangered North Atlantic right whales are on the move. The agency has used satellite technology and even highway patrol-style speed radar to nab violators. In 2021-2022 NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement reported bringing 19… SEE MORE

Assessing the Global Climate in September 2023

10/13/2023 - By ncei.noaa.gov. Earth had its warmest September; sixth consecutive month of record-high global ocean surface temperature September Highlights: Last month, the January–September 2023 period surpassed January–September 2016 as the warmest such year-to-date period on record. Record-warm temperatures covered 20% of the world's surface this September, which was the highest percentage… SEE MORE

An M2 mobile radar unit shown here alongside a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Law Enforcement marked patrol vehicle, deployed during a vessel speed rule operation in the Mid-Atlantic region. NOAA photo.

Right Whale Speed Limits: NOAA imposed $1.1 million Fines for Busting 10 Knots since 2021

10/12/2023 - By nationalfisherman.com. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is stepping up enforcement of vessel speed limits when endangered North Atlantic right whales are on the move. The agency has used satellite technology and even highway patrol-style speed radar to nab violators. In 2021-2022 NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement reported bringing 19… SEE MORE

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A fox goes hunting in the Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland by NOAA.

Now You See Them: Wetland Wildlife on the Move

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10/10/2023 - By coast.noaa.gov. The Takeaway: Scientists across the National Estuarine Research Reserve System have conducted the first-ever North American inventory of coastal wetland wildlife using 140 cameras in 29 estuaries. In a groundbreaking effort, scientists from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, which safeguards over 1.4 million acres, completed the first-ever comprehensive… SEE MORE

Twin supercomputers Dogwood (pictured here) and Cactus—NOAA's weather and climate operational supercomputing system—just received a 20% upgrade. Located in Manassas, Virginia, and Phoenix, Arizona, respectively, each supercomputer now operates at a speed of 14.5 petaflops. (Image credit: General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT))

NOAA Completes Upgrade to Weather and Climate Supercomputer System

10/8/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The Department of Commerce and NOAA expanded the capacity of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS) by 20% this week. The increased computing power and storage will help improve forecast model guidance for years to come and allow for other weather prediction advances. “Our investment… SEE MORE

High Tide Flooding Outlook for October 2023

10/2/2023 - By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for October 2023 NOAA is predicting extreme tides at the end of October in many locations around the country, especially the eastern seaboard. While only Fort Pulaski, GA is predicted to "likely" flood this month, there are many harbors where high tide flooding is… SEE MORE

New Tide Monitoring Device by Hohonu in Portland, ME. Photo by A. Fischer.

NSF Civic Innovation Challenge Awards $19M for Climate Change Resilience and Community-Driven Innovation

Coastal News

10/2/2023 - By the National Science Foundation. US Harbors is thrilled to be partnering with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute on the continuation of our program to help local communities monitor coastal tide and flood levels. You can look forward to seeing the real-time water-level data from these sites here on… SEE MORE

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NOAA Completes Upgrade to Weather and Climate Supercomputer System

10/1/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. The Department of Commerce and NOAA expanded the capacity of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS) by 20% this week. The increased computing power and storage will help improve forecast model guidance for years to come and allow for other weather prediction advances. “Our investment… SEE MORE

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