December

• NOAA Warns New Year Will Bring Serious Threat of Wildfires
• NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Launches New Web Site
• NOAA National Weather Service Unveils New Precipitation Web Page
• NOAA Satellites Help Keep Competitive Sailors Safe
• NOAA Disentanglement Team Works to Remove Material from Endangered Right Whale; Crew Returned to Ft. Macon December 12, 2005
• NOAA Reports Warmer 2005 for the United States, Near-record Warmth Globally Hurricanes, Floods, Snow and Wildfires All Notable
• NOAA National Weather Service Issues Warnings as Dam Fails in Missouri
• NOAA Organizes Rescue Team to Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale; Rescue Team Awaits Calm Weather as Whale Moves North off North Carolina Coast
• NOAA National Weather Service Declares Hawaii the First TsunamiReady State in the United States
• NOAA Organizes Rescue Team to Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale
• NOAA Organizes Rescue Team to Disentangle North Atlantic Right Whale; U.S. Coast Guard Joins Rescue Efforts; Inclement Weather Currently Keeping Team in Port
• NOAA, NASA, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Use Unmanned Aircraft for Environmental Research and Disaster Protection
• NOAA Weather Radio: Essential Item on Every Holiday Wish List

November

• NOAA Reviews Record-setting 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season; Active Hurricane Era Likely to Continue
• A Bird’s Eye View of Hurricane Katrina’s Destruction
• U.S. Fisheries Chief, William Hogarth, Elected to Chair International Fisheries Commission
• NOAA Collaborative Effort Provides Valuable Information to Volvo Ocean Race
• Record Wet October for Northeast, Warmer than Average for U.S., Record Warm October for Globe
• Wildfires Possible with Very Strong Santa Ana Winds for Portions of Southern California Through this Weekend
• NOAA Issues Final 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook; ENSO Conditions Unlikely to Impact Winter
• Fisheries Agency Lists Puget Sound Killer Whales as Endangered
• Dutch Harbor-Unalaska, Alaska, and New Bedford, Mass., Land Top U.S. Fishing Ports Rankings for 2004
• Seafood Consumption Reaches Record Levels in 2004; Americans Eating More Shrimp, Fresh and Frozen Seafood
• Antarctic Iceberg Splits into Three More
• NOAA Researchers Study Rivers of the Sky

October

• NOAA Conducts Aerial Photography Missions over Regions Affected by Hurricane Wilma
• Initial White Shrimp Samples from Mississippi Sound Show No Elevated Contaminants
• Major Coral Bleaching Event Expands Across Caribbean, Severe in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands; NOAA's New Coral Reef Watch Satellite Bleaching Alerts Aiding Managers
• NOAA Issues U.S. Winter Outlook Update; Forecast for December, January and February
• NOAA Upgrades Wilma to a Hurricane; 2005 Season Sets Additional Records
• 2005 Hurricane Season Tied for Busiest on Record; Wilma Exhausts List of Storm Names
• Two Milestones for Argo Ocean 'Robots': Global Array 2/3 Complete, 55,000th Profile Near
• September Warmer and Drier than Average Across U.S., Warmest September Globally since Beginning of Reliable Instruments
• NOAA Announces 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook
• First Sample Tests of Gulf of Mexico Fish after Katrina Find No E. Coli, Low Levels of Contaminants
• Second Busiest Hurricane Season on Record Nears End of Name List
• HAZMAT Challenges from Hurricanes Bring Strong NOAA Response
• One Small Splash for a Drifter, One Large Step for a Global Earth Observation System
• Hurricane Rita Triggers Additional Fishery Failure and Fishery Resource Disaster Declaration in Louisiana and Texas

September

• First Test of Gulf of Mexico Fish after Katrina Finds No Elevated Hydrocarbon Contaminants
• NOAA to Declare Delaware as First StormReady State in Continental United States
• New Index Provides Benchmark for Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases
• NOAA Performs Aerial Survey of Regions Affected by Hurricane Rita
• NOAA Fisheries Service Rescues the Last Four Trained Dolphins Washed into Mississippi Sound after Hurricane Katrina
• Marine Fisheries Bill Released
• NOAA and Partners Conduct First Successful Unmanned Aircraft Hurricane Observation by Flying Through Ophelia
• NOAA Plays Key Role in Clearing Katrina-ravaged Waterways; Expects Survey Work Done by Saturday
• Katrina among Strongest Hurricanes Ever to Strike U.S.; Wetter, Much Warmer than Average June-August for Nation
• NOAA Spearheads Aquarium Dolphin Rescue near Mississippi; Hurricane Katrina Washes Trained Dolphins into Sound
• NOAA to Study Effects of Hurricane Katrina; Biologists Will Look at Marine Resources and Contaminants
• NOAA Aerial Mapping Assisting U.S. Coast Guard, FDMA Shows Flood Waters Receding in Regions Affected by Hurricane Katrina
• NOAA Issues Another Space Weather Warning; Powerful Solar Flare Erupts
• Hurricane Katrina Triggers Fishery Failure and Fishery Resource Disaster Declaration in the Gulf of Mexico
• NOAA Hurricane Katrina Support Activities; Aerial Photography Flights Yield Thousands of Images
• NOAA Issues Space Weather Warning; Powerful Solar Flare Erupts; Katrina Communications May Have Been Affected
• NOAA Releases Annual Status of U.S. Fisheries Report for 2004
• NOAA National Weather Service Transitions Air Quality Forecast Guidance into Operations
• NOAA Hurricane Hunter Pilot Captures Katrina at Her Meanest

August

• NOAA Conducts Aerial Survey of Regions Ravaged by Hurricane Katrina
• NOAA Mobilizes Resources to Aid in Recovery from Hurricane Katrina
• USS Monitor Researchers Debunk 142-year-old Legend of 'Cat in the Cannon'
• NOAA Issues Space Weather Warning
• NOAA Announces Improved Weather Forecasts on the Horizon
• NOAA Releases National Study of U.S. Coral Reef Ecosystems; New Report Makes Case for an Integrated Observing System
• Above-average Warmth, Five Tropical Systems Form in July, Nation's Precipitation Near Average; Global Temperature Up
• NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program Launches Online Encyclopedia of Marine Life
• Exploration of South Pacific Finds Strange New Species and Magical Scenes; Sets Records for NOAA Undersea Research
• NOAA Announces New Ports® Program for the Columbia River
• NOAA Joins the United States Mint to Launch "Ocean in View" Nickel; Commemorative Geodetic Marker Placed at Cape Disappointment
• NOAA Raises the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook; Bulk of This Season's Storms Still to Come

July

• NOAA National Undersea Research Program Launches New Web Site
• Lightning Proving Lethal in the U.S. this Summer
• NOAA Scientists Issue "Dead Zone" Forecast
• Ocean Expedition to 'Lost City' Uses Advanced Communications to Link Land, Sea-based Explorers
• Western U.S. Adds Thunderstorms, Fire Dangers to High Heat Outlook Through Weekend
• Sizzling Summer Weather
• NOAA, Federal Highway Administration Increase Collaboration to Create Safer Roads
• Arctic and Chinese Ocean Expeditions: 600 Years Apart but Connected
• Solve the Ocean Challenge Puzzle on NOAA's Redesigned Ocean Explorer Web Site
• June Temperatures Higher, Precipitation near Average
• NOAA Captures Aerial Images of Destruction Caused by Hurricane Dennis
• Stormy Weather: The Remnants of Hurricane Dennis
• NOAA and VT Halter Marine Launch Second Fisheries Survey Vessel; Work Also Starts on Third Research Ship in Series
• NOAA Names Florida's Indian Harbour Beach the Nation's First TsunamiReady Community on the East Coast
• NOAA Reports No Tornado Fatalities since March, A Record
• NOAA Commemorates Nation's Heritage with Marker Ceremonies; Commemorative Markers Celebrate U.S. Forest Service Centennial, Calais Observatory
• NOAA Confirms 28th Right Whale Mother-calf Pair; Good News for Critically Endangered Species

June

• NOAA, EPA Launch Air Quality Awareness Days
• NOAA Forecasters Predict Critical Fire Weather Conditions in Southwest U.S.
• NOAA Offers Electronic Field Guide to Harmful Algal Blooms in Great Lakes
• NOAA Research Yields New Tools for Lightning Prediction
• NOAA Takes Steps to Reduce Ship Collisions with Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales; Fewer Than 300 Critically Endangered Right Whales Exist
• NOAA Publishes Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan; Proposed Rule Opens for Public Comment
• NOAA Scientists Work to Improve Severe Weather Forecasts
• NOAA Establishes New England Red Tide Information Web Site
• NOAA Deploys Seven New Hurricane Buoys
• NOAA National Weather Service Illuminates Lightning Safety Information; Agency and Partners Kick-off Lightning Awareness Week
• Latest Rescues Push Total U.S. SARSAT Saves Past 5,000 Mark
• Spring Brings Mixed Bag of Temperatures for U.S., Northwest Rains Help Ease Drought
• Past and Present NOAA Scientists Win Presidential Early Career Awards
• NOAA Announces Impending Launch of Goes-N Spacecraft; Satellite Will Detect Hurricanes, Severe Weather and Solar Disturbances
• NOAA Awards More Emergency Funding to New England Red Tide Response Effort
• Bush Administration Releases National Offshore Aquaculture Bill; Legislation Grants NOAA Authority to Permit Marine Aquaculture Facilities in Open Ocean
• NOAA Highlights the Dangers of Deadly Rip Currents; Olympic Swimmer Joins National Effort to Educate Public
• NOAA and EPA Extend Reach of Air Quality Forecasts
• United States Reiterates its Opposition to Scientific Whaling and Asks Japan Not to Expand its Lethal Research Program; Request Comes Three Weeks Before International Whaling Commission Meets In Korea
• NOAA Unveils ‘Storm Tracker’ to Follow Tropical Storms and Hurricanes

May

• NOAA and USTDA Sponsor Asia-pacific All-hazards Workshop; Event to Showcase Best Practices and Technologies in Warning and Response Systems
• NOAA Commissions New Fisheries Ship Oscar Dyson in Kodiak
• NOAA's Newest Ocean Exploration Vessel to Be Named Okeanos Explorer; Illinois High School Wins Nationwide Ship-Naming Contest
• NOAA and the University of Southern Mississippi Establish New Tide and Water Level Station in Ocean Springs; Station Helps Measure Hurricane Surge and Land Sink
• NOAA-N Satellite Reaches Orbit, Starts New Era of International Cooperation
• NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program Launches New Education Web Site
• NOAA Economic Statistics Book Offers Simple, Accessible, Valuable Information; 2005 "Economic Statistics for NOAA" Released
• April Showers above Normal in Northeast and West, Parts of South Drier than Average
• NOAA Issues 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook; Another above Normal Season Expected
• NOAA Issues Space Weather Warning
• NOAA Responds to Mock Ship Grounding and Oil Spill in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Response Drill to Enhance Public Safety and Environmental Protection
• 'No Ballast on Board' Doesn't Mean 'No Organisms on Board' Says NOAA / University Great Lakes Report
• NOAA Cautions to Keep Appropriate Distance from Marine Mammals
• NOAA National Weather Service to Host Severe Weather and Wildfire Awareness Week in Pacific Northwest
• NOAA Satellites Aid in 36 U.S. Rescues Through April 2005
• NOAA Transfers Mapping Ship to Mexican Navy

April

• NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Campaign Goes Airborne for East Coast Residents
• NOAA Scientists Battle Ocean Ghostnets
• World Meteorological Organization Region IV Adopts Consensus El Niño and La Niña Index and Definitions
• NOAA Great Lakes Lab on Mission to Lake Erie Dead Zone
• NOAA Readjusts the National Spatial Reference System Using High Accuracy GPS Data
• NOAA Highlights Details of New Polar-orbiting Satellite; Launch Kicks off New Era of International Cooperation
• NOAA, Partners Expand Tao Array into the Indian Ocean as Global Earth Observing System Grows
• NOAA Recognizes 2005 Environmental Heroes
• NOAA National Weather Service Debuts New Heat/Health Watch Warning System in the Seattle Area
• Bridging the Gap Between Earth and Space; First-of-its-kind Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Demonstration
• NOAA Satellites Monitor Stifling Drought in Horn of Africa
• NOAA Researchers Travel Back More than Three Centuries to Look at Earth’s Climate
• NOAA Remembers the Midwest's Deadly 1965 Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak
• NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Releases its First Children's Book
• NOAA Collaborative Study Reveals Critical Discovery Related to Harmful Algal Toxins
• NOAA Makes Electronic Charting Data Available for Non-navigation Users Through New Web Portal
• NOAA Launches Space Weather Week 2005
• Statewide Tsunami Warning Exercise Scheduled for April 1; April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii

March

• After Two Large Annual Gains, Rate of Atmospheric Co2 Increase Returns to Average, NOAA Reports
• NOAA Emphasizes Need for Global Tsunami Warning System
• NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities for 2004 Now Available; Updated Charting Data Promotes Safe Navigation
• Officials Test Alaska Tsunami Warning System for the First Time; "Live" Warnings Part of Tsunami Awareness Week
• NOAA, NASA Announce New Relationship to Acquire Advanced Geostationary Satellites
• NOAA National Weather Service Announces Flood Safety Awareness Week: March 21-25, 2005
• NOAA Issues 2005 Spring Outlook; Southwestern Drought Eases While Pacific Northwest Snowpack Levels Remain Low
• Energy Demand Decreases as U.S. Experiences Tenth Warmest Winter, Precipitation near Average for the Nation
• Policymakers, Scientists, Environmentalists, Fishing Industries to Discuss Parts of Ocean Action Plan; Head of NOAA to Speak at Conference
• What's Causing the Cold?; New York’s Central Park Sets Snowfall Record
• New Technology Package Makes Military and Civilian Airdrops Safer
• NOAA Forecast Model Helps Guide Global Aviator During Record-setting Flight
• New York's Central Park Just Shy of Setting Record String of Snowy Seasons
• NOAA Cites Lincoln City, Ore., as the First Community to Become Tsunamiready since the Indian Ocean Disaster
• NOAA Fisheries Proposes First Listing of Corals under the Endangered Species Act
• Shipwreck in NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Added to National Register of Historic Places
• USA Winter—It’s Not Over Until It’s over

February

• NOAA Identifies Causes for Latest Wet Weather in West
• North American Countries Reach Consensus on El Niño Definition
• Scientists Brave Brutal Elements on Top of the World to Study Ozone Layer
• NOAA's New Fisheries Survey Vessel to Embark on Maiden Voyage
• Historic Global Earth Observation Plan Launched in Brussels; Nearly 60 Countries Agree to 'Take Pulse of the Planet'
• NOAA Web Site Provides Huge Inventory of Earth Observing Systems
• Worsening Drought in Northwest, Record Rain in Southwest in January; Warm Start Gives Way to Much-below Average Temperatures for East
• Former Commerce Secretary Evans Honored for Flight into Hurricane
• NOAA's Newest Generation of Weather and Climate Supercomputers Debuts
• NOAA Administrator Announces Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request
• Fostering Effective Partnerships Focus of National Severe Weather Workshop
• New Iceberg Breaks off of Larsen Ice Shelf
• NOAA Posts New Updates to Jacksonville Area Nautical Chart; Safe Navigation Important to Super Bowl XXXIX Visitors
• NOAA Satellites Play Key Role in 260 Rescues in 2004; More People Purchasing Emergency BeaconsNOAA Satellites Play Key Role in 260 Rescues in 2004; More People Purchasing Emergency Beacons

January

• NOAA, EPA Will Help Coastal Communities with Coastal Growth, Development Issues
• USA Billion-dollar Climate and Weather Disasters
• New England's Second Snow in One Week Sets Records
• Flakes Flying in Northeast? Say it Isn't Snow!
• Blizzard Buries New England in Record Snow
• Winter Storm Packs a Mighty Punch to Eastern USA
• Winter Storm Wallops East with Snow, Cold and Wind
• A Dose of Winter Reality
• NOAA Introduces nowCOAST Web Mapping Portal; Web Site Combines Information for Easier Accessibility
• As Winter Grips Most of the Nation, There’s Plenty of Space Weather, Too
• NOAA Reports December Warmer than Average, Global Temperature Warmer than Average
• NOAA's New Ship Targets Path-finding Ocean Exploration and Research
• U.S. Announces Plan for an Improved Tsunami Detection and Warning System
• Kingfisher the Entangled Right Whale Re-sighted off the Georgia Coast; Endangered Animal Survives Entanglement, Appears Healthy
• NOAA Catches a Culprit Behind Western Storms
• NOAA Heat/Health Watch Warning System Improving Forecasts and Warnings for Excessive Heat; Excessive Heat Program Piloted in Philadelphia Is Becoming Worldwide Model
• NOAA Scientists Able to Measure Tsunami Height from Space
• Heavy Snow Could Benefit Drought Areas of the West
• NOAA Receives New Fisheries Survey Vessel; Advanced Capabilities Provide Unique Fisheries Research Platform
• Potential Ecological Impacts of Indian Ocean Tsunami on Nearshore Marine Ecosystems
• NOAA Team Frees Whale; Rare Endangered Right Whale Freed from Ropes and Buoys