Live from Undersea Lab: NOAA Webcasts Corals Research to U.S. Classrooms

The wonders of coral reefs and life thriving below the sea will be broadcast live on the Internet to classrooms and communities nationwide during a NOAA science and education mission at Aquarius Reef Base. The world’s only undersea research station, the Aquarius is located within Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary....

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Sends Letter to Oil Spill Commission

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco Sends Letter to Oil Spill Commission....

NOAA Unveils Special Collection of Civil War Maps and Nautical Charts

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in 2011, NOAA has assembled a special historical collection of maps, charts, and documents prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey during the war years. The collection, "Charting a More Perfect Union," contains over nearly 400 documents, available free from NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey website....

NOAA: U.S. Experienced Above Average Temperatures, Rainfall in September

The contiguous United States had its 14th warmest September on record, according to the latest NOAA State of the Climate report issued Oct. 7. Average temperatures for September were 67.1 F, which is 1.7 F above the 1901-2000 average....

Statement by OMB Acting Director Jeffrey Zients and NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco

NOAA produced a report at the request of the Unified Command to project the most likely movement of oil. As part of its function to coordinate and review all interagency materials developed in response to the BP oil spill, OMB led a review of a preliminary report and provided comments to ensure the analysis reflected the best known information at...