Adventure Aquarium and New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences designated the region’s first Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center

The Adventure Aquarium and New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences, one of the country’s top aquariums and a leading regional educational institution, will join 23 other marine facilities when it becomes part of the growing network of Coastal America Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers in a ceremony at the aquarium today....

Global temperatures 8th warmest on record for October

The globe experienced its eighth warmest October since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent was the second smallest extent on record for October at 23.5 percent below average. Additionally, La Niña conditions strengthened during October 2011. According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is expected to continue through the N...

NOAA and Coast Guard amend memorandum of agreement clarifying use of Administrative Law Judges for pending NOAA cases

On September 8, 2011, NOAA announced that it will refer new law enforcement cases to administrative law judges (ALJs) from the Environmental Protection Agency. As noted in that announcement, cases docketed with the Coast Guard ALJs prior to September 8, 2011, will remain with the Coast Guard ALJs....

Greenhouse gas index continues climbing

NOAA’s updated Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI), which measures the direct climate influence of many greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, shows a continued steady upward trend that began with the Industrial Revolution of the 1880s....

Biofilter for removing algal toxins from Great Lakes to be developed with NOAA grant

NOAA has awarded a team of scientists $182,982 for the first year of an anticipated four-year $703,777 project for research that could lead to an instrument, called a biofilter, that could break down harmful algal toxins in the Great Lakes into harmless byproducts....