12/29/00 Hilo Weather Office Wins Isaac Cline Award 12/28/00 Researchers Drill South Pole Snowpack to Determine Century's Air Quality 12/22/00 NOAA Fisheries Announces January 1 Opening for 2001 Fisheries 12/20/00 Coastal Research and Monitoring Strategy Released 12/19/00 National Weather Association Honors National Weather Service Employee 12/19/00 Companies Will Pay $73 Million for World's Largest DDT Site 12/19/00 Ups and Downs Mark Year In Weather for 2000, NOAA Says 12/18/00 2000 in Review: The Year Began with Record Warmth in the U.S. and Ends with Colder than Normal Temperatures Across Much of the Country 12/15/00 NOAA to Aid NORAD in Tracking Santa Claus 12/15/00 Microscopic Life Provides Clues About Past Climates, NOAA Scientist Tells AGU 12/15/00 One-Stop Shopping for Ice Core Data Available on Internet, NOAA Scientists Tell AGU 12/15/00 Ionosondes Used in Research Make Sophisticated Measurements of Outer Part of Earth's Atmosphere, NOAA Scientist Tells AGU 12/15/00 New Tree Ring Data Providing Clues to Temperatures in Rockies from 1000 Years Ago, NOAA Tells AGU 12/14/00 Santa Asks NOAA: Who Will Have a White Christmas? 12/12/00 Southern Plains States Brace for Arctic Cold/wintry Mix 12/12/00 NOAA Names New Director of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory 12/11/00 Fisheries Service Offers $10,000 Reward in a Netting Case Which Caused Four Green Sea Turtle Deaths 12/11/00 Commerce Secretary Mineta Takes Strong Actions As Alarming New Findings About Coral Reefs Are Released 12/8/00 Feds Consider Updates to Lobster Rules 12/7/00 Major Arctic Outbreak Threatens Western and Central United States 12/5/00 Sixth-graders Participate in NOAA's Internet at Sea Program 12/4/00 Rear Admiral Fields of NOAA Corps Honored by The Explorers Club 12/1/00 NOAA and Louisiana DNR Dedicate Little Vermilion Bay Project 12/1/00 After 82 Years, Aviation Weather Forecasts Still Flying High 12/1/00 New CD-ROM Climate Atlas of Contiguous United States Produced by NOAA 12/1/00 NOAA Fisheries Issues Biological Opinion on Alaskan Fisheries 11/30/00 Important Atlantic Billfish Rebuilding Program Adopted at International Meeting 11/30/00 Above-Average 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Continues Recent Upturn in Activity; U.S. Spared Extensive Hurricane Damage 11/27/00 Contract Awarded for Advanced Imager Instrument for Environmental Satellite System of the Future, NOAA Announces 11/27/00 National Weather Service/"Ham" Operators to Launch Special Event 11/24/00 Active Sun Sending Storms Towards Earth 11/21/00 Patterns of Global Climate Change Over Recent Centuries Reported By NOAA and University Scientists 11/21/00 NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown Returns to Charleston Home Port after Two Years of Global Exploration 11/20/00 New Wind Sensor Aboard NOAA Ship Withstands Storms, Provides Current Weather Data 11/20/00 NOAA Restoration Center to Partner with the Nature Conservancy on Marine Habitat Restoration 11/20/00 NOAA Announces Southwest Habitat Restoration Grants for 2000 11/20/00 NOAA Announces Northeast Habitat Restoration Grants for 2000 11/17/00 NOAA Increases Commitment to Halt International Poaching and Importation of Illegal Seafood 11/17/00 Carter Named Hydrology Director, National Weather Service 11/16/00 Oak Ridge Boy Richard Sterban Honored by NOAA 11/16/00 NOAA Weather Radio Receivers Make Good Gifts This Holiday Season 11/14/00 NOAA Charges Commercial Vessel Owner and Fisherman with Violations of the Lacey Act and False Reporting 11/14/00 President Clinton Signs the National Marine Sanctuary Act of 2000 and Establishes New Scholarship 11/13/00 October Temperatures Above Normal in Much of U.S., NOAA Reports; January through October Warmest on Record 11/13/00 Kathleen Kelly Named Director of Satellite Operations at NOAA 11/13/00 Wild Atlantic Salmon in Maine Protected as Endangered Species 11/9/00 New Class of NOAA Corps Recruits Graduates from Officers' Training Today 11/9/00 NRC Report Confirms Use of Marine Protected Areas as Tool for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems 11/6/00 NOAA Increases Enforcement of Feeding Ban to Protect Wild Dolphins 11/6/00 NOAA-16 Environmental Satellite Successfully Completes Testing and Is Turned Over to NOAA 11/6/00 Space Radar Corporation Surrenders Satellite Operating License, NOAA Reports 11/3/00 Satellite Processing of 121.5/243 MHz Emergency Beacons to Be Terminated on Feb. 1, 2009 11/2/00 Congress Approves Half-million to Implement Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Agricultural Plan 11/2/00 National Sea Grant Director Wins Presidential Rank Award 11/2/00 NOAA to Host Meeting of World Data Centers 11/1/00 Climate Change and Human Impacts Are Damaging the World's Coral Reefs, NOAA Reports 11/1/00 New Life, Energy Sources Found During Gulf of Mexico Exploration 11/1/00 NOAA Fisheries Announces Ocean Aquaculture Workshops 10/25/00 NOAA Science Center Hosts Public Open House 10/24/00 President Honors NOAA Research Scientist 10/23/00 NOAA Science Advisory Board Meets in Hawaii 10/20/00 NOAA Fisheries Announces Delay in Release of Biological Opinion 10/20/00 NOAA Seeks Comments on a Proposed Authorization for the Harassment of Dolphins Incidental to Explosive Testing of an Obstacle and Mine Clearance System at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. 10/19/00 NOAA/EPA Approve Puerto Rico's New Polluted Runoff Program 10/19/00 United States and Russia Release Joint Sea Ice Atlas for the Arctic Ocean 10/17/00 NOAA Donates Computers to Watsonville High School 10/17/00 NOAA's Environmental Satellites Provide Early Warning of Drought to Countries Around the World 10/17/00 Origin of Life on Earth May Have Begun with Tiny Atmospheric Droplets 10/17/00 Commerce Secretary Mineta Opens Doors to a New World-Class Federal Marine Research Facility in Santa Cruz 10/13/00 NOAA Research Names Employees of the Year 10/13/00 U.S. and Russian Arctic Climate Data Released, NOAA and National Snow and Ice Data Center Announce 10/12/00 Commerce Secretary Mineta Acts to Protect Horseshoe Crabs 10/12/00 NOAA Issues Nation's Official Winter Outlook 10/10/00 NOAA and the National Space Club Seek Nominations
for Prestigious NOAA-David Johnson Award 10/7/00 Scientists Dive Deep to Explore New World of Gulf's Riches 10/6/00 NOAA Fisheries Closes Area on the Grand Banks to Longline Fishermen under Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles 10/6/00 NOAA Ship Rude Surveys Approaches to New Haven, Conn. 10/5/00 Ozone Hole Earlier, but Not Deeper in 2000 10/4/00 Scientists Use the Past as a Guide to Future Climate Change 10/3/00 From Tornadoes to Floods, Lewis and Clark County Stormready 10/2/00 Departments of Commerce and Interior Support United Kingdom's Move to Protect Basking Sharks 9/28/00 NOAA Scientists Study How Hurricanes Intensify Over Deep Warm Pools of Gulf Water 9/27/00 NOAA Awards Contract for Research Supercomputer 9/27/00 New NOAA Program Provides Early Warning of Coral Bleaching 9/21/00 Extreme Weather Events to Continue and Likely Increase; Effects on Society More Intense 9/21/00 NOAA-L Weather Satellite Successfully Launched 9/20/00 Rear Admiral Evelyn Fields, NOAA Corps, Receives Commerce Department's Highest Honor 9/20/00 NOAA Recaps Summer of 2000, Says La Niña Influence Gone 9/19/00 Commerce Secretary Mineta Announces Launch of New Vital Global Climate Prediction Project 9/15/00 Secretary Mineta Urges Congress to Fund Ocean Programs 9/14/00 NOAA's Satellite Ground System Ready If Hurricane Should Wallop Wallops 9/13/00 Ozone Layer's Recovery Still in the Future 9/11/00 NOAA Fisheries Ship Model Resurfaces in S. Portland Bank 9/11/00 James DuGranrut Becomes New Deputy Director of NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Tampa 9/8/00 NOAA Proposes Penalties of $12,500 Against Two Panama City Red Snapper Fishermen 9/7/00 National Weather Service Commemorates 1900 Galveston Hurricane 9/7/00 Oak Ridge Boys Singer Records NOAA Weather Radio Public Service Announcement 9/1/00 NOAA Fisheries, Ocean Trust and National Fisheries Institute Launch Habitat Restoration Program 8/31/00 NOAA Fisheries Announces Ocean Aquaculture Workshops 8/29/00 Dutch Harbor-Unalaska Is Nation's Top Fishing Port for 1999 8/29/00 North Atlantic Climate Swing Seen in NOAA Computer Model 8/29/00 NOAA, NASA to Launch New Environmental Satellite 8/28/00 Miss Piggy and Kermit Reunited of NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Tampa 8/24/00 Natural Disaster Slide Sets Available from NOAA 8/24/00 NOAA Seeks Comments on an Application from Scripps to Research New Methods for Measuring Global Warming 8/24/00 Northeast Summer Increases Hurricane Flood Threat 8/23/00 Edward N. Rappaport Named Deputy Director of Tropical Prediction Center - National Hurricane Center 8/23/00 Advanced Weather Technology Is Fully Operational at National Weather Service Offices Nationwide 8/22/00 NOAA Announces Plans to Raise More Artifacts from the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary 8/21/00 Tornado Season Unusually Quiet 8/17/00 All Systems "Go" on New Weather Satellite 8/17/00 Sanctuary Advisory Council Considers Proposed
Regulation Alternatives 8/17/00 July Temperatures Cooler in Much of U.S., NOAA Reports, But Hot Temperatures and Drought Persist in the South and West; January through July Warmest on Record 8/16/00 NOAA Launches New Web Site on Ancient Droughts 8/14/00 Capt. Bob Maxson, NOAA Corps, Becomes New Director of NOAA's Aircraft Operations Center in Tampa 8/10/00 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook Still "Above Average" 8/8/00 National Weather Service Reiterates Safety Messages as Season's First Hurricane Brews in the Atlantic 8/8/00 Commerce Secretary Mineta, Delaware Governor Carper
Announce Proposal to Protect Horseshoe Crabs in Delaware Bay 8/4/00 Dr. Rebecca Lent Appointed Southwest Regional Administrator 8/4/00 Craig Mcdonald Named as Superintendent of NOAA's Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary 8/3/00 New Assistant Administrator Named for National Ocean Service 8/3/00 USS Monitor's Propeller Shaft and Skeg Recovered
by NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program and U.S. Navy 8/1/00 Americans Ate More Seafood in 1999 8/1/00 NOAA Fisheries Issues Final Rule Restricting Pelagic Longline Fisheries in Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico 7/28/00 Tropical Waters
in Northern Hemisphere Heating at an Accelerated Rate, NOAA Reports 7/7/00 NOAA Fines Two Texas Fishermen $439,000 and Imposes New Sanctions Against Them 7/5/00 Deputy Commerce Secretary Mallett Announces Regional Fishery Management Council Appointments 6/29/00 NOAA Survey Ship Rude to Participate in International Naval Review 6/28/00 New Climate Station at North Carolina Arboretum Unveiled 6/28/00 California Sea Grant Names New Director 6/26/00 NOAA Fisheries Approves Expanded Boundaries for Protected Habitat Area off Florida's East Coast to Protect Oculina Coral 6/26/00 Founder of Hawaii Fishing Foundation Receives Noaa Environmental Hero Award 6/26/00 NOAA Fisheries Partners with Top Recreational Fishing and Boating Organizations 6/23/00 Chevron Consistency Appeal Record Held Open 6/21/00 NOAA Fisheries, BoatU.S. Promote Marine Conservation And Saltwater Angling 6/20/00 Federal Agency Unveils Innovative E.S.A. Salmon Rules 6/20/00 Summer Forecast - Hot! NOAA, CDC Work To Save Lives From Potentially Deadly Heat 6/19/00 NOAA Fisheries to Perform Annual Turtle Excluder Device Testing 6/19/00 Agreement Reached on Thunder Bay National Marine
Sanctuary and 6/16/00 USS Monitor to Undergo Restoration in Order to Prevent Collapse 6/16/00 U.S. Has Its Warmest Spring and Year-to-Date on Record, NOAA Reports 6/15/00 NOAA Charges South Carolina Commercial Vessel Owner and Fisherman for South Atlantic Snapper-grouper Violations 6/15/00 New Regulations Announced for the Gulf of Mexico Gag, Black, and Red Grouper Fisheries 6/14/00 Commerce Secretary Announces More Sea Scallops Available to North Atlantic Fishermen 6/12/00 NOAA Releases Report on Nutrient Related Water Quality Conditions in U.S. Estuaries 6/12/00 Scientists Take to the Florida Skies to Find Everglades Mercury Source 6/8/00 Louisiana Seafood Dealer and Fisherman Agree to Pay $178,000 for Shark Fishery Violations 6/8/00 Sustainable Seas Expeditions Launched in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary 6/7/00 NOAA Detects Major Solar Flare 6/6/00 NOAA Fisheries and American Sportfishing Association Dedicate One Million Dollars to Restore Fish Habitat 6/5/00 NOAA Biologists Install Unique Pilot Project on Louisiana's Chandeleur Islands 6/1/00 NOAA Fisheries Resumes Collection of Recreational Fishery Data in Caribbean 6/1/00 9th Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology
Opens next Week in Hawaii 5/31/00 Unprecedented Partnership Protects California Sanctuaries From Catastrophic Oil Spills 5/26/00 NASCAR's Darrell Waltrip & NOAA's National Weather Service Warn Against Driving Through Flooded Roads 5/25/00 Secretary of Commerce Daley Inaugurates New Environmental Partnership Between Industry, Government 5/23/00 NOAA Scientists Study Supercell Thunderstorms in Kansas, Colorado 5/19/00 U.S. Has Its Warmest January-April on Record, NOAA Reports 5/19/00 GOES-11 Snaps First Image 5/18/00 U.S. Appeals Federal Court Ruling That Halted Implementation of a New Labeling Standard to Protect Dolphins 5/18/00 U.S. Sets Records for Seafood and Shellfish Imports in 1999 5/18/00 Dolphin Feeding and Harassment Is Harmful and Illegal, Federal Agency Reminds Public and Boaters 5/17/00 NOAA Fisheries Improves Recreational Fishing Survey 5/16/00 Latest Drought Forecast Brings Mix of Good and Bad as Government Issues Drought Commission Report 5/15/00 NOAA Partners with Top U.S. Environmental Organizations to Restore America's Estuaries 5/15/00 National Weather Service Offers Help Programming NOAA Weather Radios 5/15/00 Federal, State and Local Officials Announce Hurricane Awareness Week in Hawaii 5/11/00 Declining Numbers of Migratory Shore Birds and Horseshoe Crabs Have NOAA Fisheries Considering a Closure in Federal Waters 5/10/00 Three New Icebergs Break off in Antarctica, National Ice Center Reports 5/10/00 Eleven Honored for Contributions to NOAA Weather Radio Georgia Governor, QVC Among the Awardees 5/10/00 Mayfield Named New Director of National Hurricane Center 5/10/00 2000 Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected To Be Above Average; Forecasters Eye La Nina, Warn Against Inland-Flooding Hazards 5/9/00 NOAA Issues New Conservation Measures to Protect Toothfish 5/9/00 NOAA Awards Engineering Contract for Satellite Support 5/5/00 New Sea Grant Director for Maryland Named 5/5/00 NOAA Names Environmental Hero at Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve 5/5/00 NOAA Scientists Send Mini-R2D2 to Help Close Arctic Research Gap 5/5/00 Science Applications International Corp. Selected for National Data Buoy Center Contract 5/5/00 White Abalone Proposed as Endangered under Endangered Species Act 5/4/00 Winters Area Resident Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to the National Weather Service 5/4/00 NOAA Fisheries/Sea Grant Name Four to New Fellowship Program 5/3/00 New Ruling Will Help Hearing Impaired Receive Severe Weather Information 5/3/00 Fourth Satellite in NOAA GOES Series Successfully Launched 5/1/00 First Anniversary of May 3, 1999, Tornado Outbreak
Highlights Importance of Warnings and Provides Safety Lessons 4/27/00 National Weather Service Dedicated Forecast Office in Typhoon Alley 4/27/00 In the Wake of the Chalk Point Oil Spill: Restoring the Public's Natural Resources 4/26/00 National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area Weather Forecast Office Welcomes New Meteorologist in Charge 4/26/00 New Weather Research Supercomputer Will Improve Future Forecasts 4/26/00 National Weather Service Forecasters Play Key Role in Atlantis Launch and Landing 4/24/00 National Weather Service Consolidates River Data on Internet 4/21/00 NOAA Names Earth Day Heroes for Year 2000 4/21/00 NOAA Names Earth Day Heroes at Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve 4/21/00 National Weather Service Announces New Meteorologist-in-charge for Capital Region of Texas 4/21/00 Hurricane Awareness Goal of Gulf Coast Tour 2000 4/20/00 Weather Observer Receives 30 Year Length of Service Award 4/20/00 Officials Mark New Coastal Polluted Runoff Control Effort 4/20/00 National Weather Service Fills Chief Information Officer Post 4/20/00 Unraveling the Mystery of How the Atmosphere Cleanses Itself 4/20/00 Fisheries Service, Northwest Indian College Form National Indian Center for Research and Education 4/19/00 Federal Groundfish Rules Approved for Fishing Year 2000 4/19/00 NOAA Issues Latest Drought Update 4/18/00 NOAA Reports Record Warmth for January - March 2000 4/18/00 NOAA, NASA to Launch Latest Eye-in-the-sky Weather Satellite 4/13/00 Study Reports Distant Forest Fires Affect U.S. Air Quality 4/13/00 Commerce Secretary Disappointed at Federal Court Ruling 4/12/00 National Weather Service Offers Help Programming Noaa Weather Radios 4/11/00 NOAA Fisheries Develops a New Method of Surveying Charter Boat Fishing Trips 4/7/00 Great Lakes Could Reach New Record Low Levels,
Say Commerce Secretary Daley & NOAA Scientists 4/6/00 First Major Solar Storm of the Millennium 4/5/00 River Flooding Spreads in Southern States 4/5/00 Spiny Dogfish Plan Implemented Stock Rebuilding to Start May 1 4/3/00 Commerce Secretary Daley Proposes National Foundation to Support Marine Sanctuaries 3/31/00 NOAA Charges Commercial Vessel Owner and Fisherman with South Atlantic Shrimp Fishery Violations 3/30/00 NOAA Laboratory Director To Retire from Federal Service 3/30/00 NOAA Central Library Selected Federal Library of the Year 3/30/00 April 1 Marks 40th Anniversary of First Weather Satellite 3/28/00 Environmental Modeling Center Gets New Director 3/23/00 NOAA Scientists Find Possible Cause for Early 20th Century Global Warming 3/23/00 World Ocean Has Warmed Significantly over past 40 Years 3/22/00 Sea Grant Broadens Minority Marine and Coastal Science Program 3/16/00 NOAA and CRADA Partner Debut Internet-based Update Service for Digital Nautical Charts 3/15/00 NOAA Supporting Conference in Atmospheric Sciences at Howard University 3/15/00 NOAA Places Tornado Information on Line 3/13/00 NOAA Proposes New Conservation Measures to Protect Toothfish 3/13/00 Drought Grips Nearly Half of U.S. 3/10/00 Lt. Cmdr. Scott Kuester, NOAA Corps, Takes Command of Ferrel 3/10/00 NOAA's Aviation Forecasters Have New Weapon To Reduce Flight Delays 3/10/00 NOAA Seeking Public Comment on U.S. Navy Request to Shock Test a New Warship off the Atlantic Coast 3/10/00 U.S. Has its Warmest Winter on Record, 1999-2000, NOAA Reports 3/8/00 International Teamwork: Goal of U.S. Hurricane Specialists' Visit to Carribean Islands 3/8/00 NOAA Takes Viewers Live From the Storm' 3/8/00 Low Carbon Dioxide Levels in Atmosphere During Glacial Periods May Be Caused by Antarctic Sea-ice 3/8/00 Visiting Scientist Sought, NOAA and CIRA Announce 3/8/00 NOAA Fisheries and National Fisheries Institute Join Forces to Help Restore Fish Habitats and Coastal Environments 3/3/00 NOAA Issues New Views of the Globe 3/2/00 U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Unveils Groundbreaking Plan 3/2/00 From Tornadoes to Tsunamis, NOAA Wants Nation
to Be Stormready 2/28/00 National Data Buoy Center Gets New Director 2/25/00 Innovative Aviation Website Now Provides User-friendly Graphic Forecasts 2/24/00 Conservation Efforts Increase in Recreational Fishing Community 2/24/00 NOAA READY to Help Balloonist 2/22/00 Former NOAA Employee to be Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame 2/22/00 Record Breaking Temperatures Seen as Possible Evidence Of Faster Rate of Global Warming, NOAA Reports 2/22/00 Satellites and Education Conference to Be Held March 9-11, NOAA Announces 2/18/00 World's Most Advanced Weather Technology Commissioned
at Taunton River Forecast Center 2/17/00 New Program Offers Special Price for Life-saving NOAA Weather Radio 2/17/00 Scientists Taking Earth's Temperature Address Different Readings 2/15/00 Implementation of Proposed Regulations for the
Gulf of Mexico Gag, 2/8/00 U.S. Helps Name Tropical Cyclones in the Western North Pacific and South China Sea 2/7/00 NOAA Announces FY 2001 Budget Request 2/4/00 Feds Propose Listing of Northern California Steelhead Run Under ESA 2/4/00 NOAA Names Members to Two Advisory Panels 2/4/00 NOAA Awards Contract for Ground Systems Engineering and Depot Support 2/3/00 NOAA Aids in Rescue of 23 Boaters 2/2/00 Heavy Snow and Ice Spur Weather Service Flood Concerns in the East 2/1/00 Commerce Secretary Daley Appoints Nathaniel Robinson to Sea Grant Review Panel 2/1/00 Commerce Secretary Daley Appoints Robert Duce to Sea Grant Review Panel 2/1/00 Commerce Secretary Daley Appoints Robin Alden to Sea Grant Review Panel 2/1/00 Commerce Secretary Daley Appoints Three Sea Grant Panel Members 1/31/00 NOAA Scientist Receives Nation's Highest Scientific Honor 1/31/00 NOAA Study Seeks to Improve Accuracy of Winter Weather Forecasts 1/20/00 Dangerous Winter Storm Hits East Coast 1/19/00 Weather Service
Predicts below Normal Flooding for Eastern U.S. 1/14/00 New Partnership Brings Agriculture, Environment Together to Protect Ocean 1/12/00 NOAA Nabs Another Red Snapper Poacher 1/11/00 NOAA Scientist Receives American Meteorological Society's Highest Award 1/10/00 Sustainable Seas Expedition Kicks off 10th Mission in Hawaii 1/7/00 New Technology, Communication, Staff Dedication Helped Save Lives as Winter Tornado Hit Kentucky 1/5/00 Commerce Department Awards Gold Medal to Three NOAA Offices for Recovery Efforts Following Crash of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Aircraft 1/5/00 NOAA Awards Bronze Medal to Aircraft Operations Center's Systems Engineering Division 1/5/00 Commerce Department Awards Gold Medal to NOAA Ship Oregon II 1/4/00 Commerce Department Implements Regulations to Reduce Dolphin Mortality in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean |