National Medal of Science awarded to JIMO researcher for pioneering work on the effects of CO₂ on global climate change:
Charles David Keeling, noted JIMO researcher, was awarded the National Medal of Science in a White House presentation on 13 June 2002 for his lifetime achievement in scientific research.

TAO/TRITON Teacher at Sea:
The NOAA Office of Global Programs and the National Science Foundation are proud to introduce our 5th co-sponsored Teacher at Sea, Dr. Diane Stanitski-Martin, professor from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania.

Saving the Chesapeake Blue Crab:
In Chesapeake Bay country blue crabs are king. Not only do crabs bring tourists from around the region and beyond to enjoy a taste of summer, but crabs have supported shoreside communities for generations, and have become part of the very fabric of life in Maryland and Virginia.

Technical Dive Training for Scientists at NURP's Caribbean Facility Gets Underway:
Marine scientists at the National Undersea Research Program's National Undersea Research Center for the Caribbean, the Caribbean Marine Research Center, are using the latest technical diving technology to explore deep tropical reefs and caves in the Bahamas to depths as great as 90 meters (300 feet).

Using Climate and Environmental Information for Public Health Planning and Preparedness - The Climate Variability and Health Program:
The Climate Variability and Health Program (CVH) takes a problem-oriented approach to the use of climate and environmental information for social benefit.

Forecasters learn more about new forecast techniques:
Forecasters from over 60 National Weather Service offices, including Alaska and Guam, poured into a classroom at NOAA's David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder in early May, anxious to learn more about a suite of revolutionary new forecast tools that fundamentally change the way they make forecasts.

New Research Tools Reveal Groundwater Role in Delivering Nutrients to Coastal Embayments:
Excessive input of nutrients, or eutrophication, is a widespread problem throughout coastal ecosystems worldwide.

National Severe Storms Laboratory Hosts International H₂0 Project:
Meteorological researchers from around the World have gathered in central Oklahoma for one of the largest weather-related studies in U.S. history, hosted by the NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory.

Studying the potential impacts of bottomfishing in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve:
The Northwest Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve was created by an executive order from President Clinton in 1998.

Tales From Cape Grim:
If Bruce Hicks had had his way, Australia's baseline observing station on the island state of Tasmania would be in the Hartz Mountains.

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