New Assistant Administrator for NOAA Ocean Service

David Kennedy has been named NOAA assistant administrator for the National Ocean Service effective immediately. The announcement was made today by Under Secretary of Commerce and NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco....

NOAA's Louis W. Uccellini Named President-Elect of the American Meteorological Society

Louis W. Uccellini, Ph.D., director of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction for NOAA's National Weather Service in Camp Springs, Md., has been named president-elect of the American Meteorological Society. His term begins in 2012....

NOAA Satellites Aid in the Rescue of 295 People in 2010

In 2010, NOAA satellites were critical in the rescues of 295 people from life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters. The satellites picked up distress signals from emergency beacons carried by downed pilots, shipwrecked boaters and stranded hikers, and relayed the information about their location to first...

From Hope to Action: Making Healthy Oceans Everyone’s Business

Remarks by Dr. Jane Lubchenco at the National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment - 2011 Our Changing Oceans (Jan. 20, 2011)....

NOAA: Persistent Drought to Linger Across Southern United States

While wet and snowy weather has dominated the western U.S., persistent drought conditions are likely to linger in the Southern Plains and Southeast through mid to late spring, according to NOAA's National Weather Service....