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News from NOAA - Podcasts NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is responsible for the science and research to help protect life and property from severe weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and severe storms. The federal agency also is responsible for solar weather, fisheries and the oceans.
Format : Weather |
Narwhal Whales as Oceanographers: Mission to Greenland Updated: 2007-04-19 20:36:31 Description: In the frigid waters off the coast of Greenland scientists are getting valuable data from narwhals - the most ice loving whales in the world. Narwhals, beluga and bowhead whales, which you can hear in the background, make their homes in the Arctic. T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Researchers Find Global Positioning System Is Significantly Impacted by Powerful Solar Radio Burst Updated: 2007-04-06 16:58:28 Description: It came from outer space traveling 93 million miles in eight minutes. Once it arrived on Earth, there was no mistaking the fact that a solar flare that produced an intense radio burst a day later affected the satellites that make up the Global Positi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Reports 2006 Marked by Severe Heat Waves, Widespread Drought, Wildfires Updated: 2006-12-15 16:57:18 Description: The average annual temperature for the contiguous U.S. will likely be the third warmest on record in 2006, according to scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year is noted for widespread drought and record wildfi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA on Hurricane Katrina-One Year Later Updated: 2006-08-30 16:27:50 Description: It's been a year since Hurricane Katrina landed on the U.S. Gulf Coast and became the most destructive hurricane to ever strike the nation. The devastation for hundreds of miles was complete, and the memories of that day are forever etched in the min...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA on Ozone Hole Discovery 20 Years Ago Updated: 2006-08-24 17:36:17 Description: Twenty years ago a team of NOAA scientists flew to the Antarctic with scientists from three other organizations to find out what was causing a hole in the Earth's ozone layer. That's the 15-mile thick layer that absorbs the sun's dangerous ultraviole...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Observes 20th Anniversary of Ozone Hole 'Success Story' Updated: 2006-08-23 20:42:20 Description: It was 20 years ago this month that four teams of scientists from NOAA and three other organizations flew to the end of the Earth to find out what was causing a hole in the planet's ozone layer. That's the thin, invisible layer of the Earth's atmosph...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Continues to Predict Above-normal Hurricane Season Updated: 2006-08-09 17:42:49 Description: Don't be complacent. The show's only getting started. NOAA updated its forecast for the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, and the outlook still is for an above-normal number of storms. This updated forecast is slightly lower than the outlook issued in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Researcher Joins with Astronauts to Test Moon Exploration Concepts on the Seafloor Updated: 2006-08-05 22:02:06 Description: Under the ocean a NOAA researcher was moon walking. That's right. Aquanauts the astronauts of the sea used NOAA's undersea lab, Aquarius, to test spacesuits and equipment that would be used for exploring the moon and Mars. Conditions under the ocean...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Predicts Very Active 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season; Residents in Hurricane Prone Areas Urged to Make Preparations Updated: 2006-05-23 21:11:27 Description: NOAA announced to America and its neighbors throughout the north Atlantic region that a very active hurricane season is looming, and encouraged individuals to make preparations to better protect their lives and livelihoods. May 21-27 is National Hurr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Flood Safety Awareness Updated: 2006-03-29 17:14:36 Description: Across the United States each year many lives are taken or put at risk by flooding. In every state or territory floods destroy property costing billions of dollars annually. NOAA National Weather Service storm data show that on average floods kill mo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Galapagos Spreading Center: Exploring Undersea Volcanoes Updated: 2006-01-31 18:03:08 Description: From early December 2005 to early January 2006, a team of 38 scientists set forth on a voyage of exploration to the Galapagos Spreading Center about 200 miles above the equator, which is part of the global mid-ocean ridge. The ridge is a giant volcan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Norfolk, Va., First East Coast City Declared TsunamiReady Updated: 2006-01-24 20:25:15 Description: Norfolk became the first major East Coast city with a well designed tsunami emergency response plan to alert residents and visitors of tsunami threats, and evacuate areas if necessary. NOAA, the federal agency responsible for tsunami and all severe w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Organizes Rescue Team to Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale Updated: 2005-12-08 19:02:54 Description: The NOAA Fisheries Service is leading a team of federal, state and non-profit biologists and scientists to rescue an entangled North Atlantic right whale that was first spotted off the coast of Georgia. On Dec. third and fifth, the team made several ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season and Global Earth Observing System of Systems, or GEOSS Updated: 2005-12-06 21:39:49 Description: NOAA scientists say the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995 is likely to continue for many years to come. Exactly how many years is still in question. NOAA is leading an international effort for a Global Earth Observing System of Systems, or GE...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Atlantic Hurricane Season 2005 and Beyond Updated: 2005-11-30 18:10:07 Description: The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is one for the history books. Records that stood for decades were easily blown away by the record 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes. Why was the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season so intense? What is expected for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Reviews Record-setting 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season; Active Hurricane Era Likely to Continue Updated: 2005-11-29 22:16:02 Description: The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record and extends the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995 - a trend likely to continue for years to come. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were maj...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD National Offshore Aquaculture Bill; Legislation Grants NOAA Authority to Permit Marine Aquaculture Facilities in Open Ocean Updated: 2005-08-17 17:20:01 Description: NOAA announced that a national offshore aquaculture bill was sent to Capitol Hill for Congressional action. The proposed legislation grants the Secretary of Commerce authority to issue permits for marine aquaculture operations in federal waters, whic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD NOAA Raises the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook; Bulk of This Season's Storms Still to Come Updated: 2005-08-02 18:18:34 Description: A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with more storms projected, NOAA today increased the number of storms in its 2005 hurricane season outlook. NOAA expects an additional 11 to 14 tropical storms from August through November, wit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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