Podcasts: March 2010
In this episode, we spend some time at the NOAA booth at the recent National Science Teachers Association annual meeting held in Philadelphia, Penn. This huge convention was an opportunity for NOAA men and women from a variety of backgrounds and expertise to meet face to face with thousands of science teachers. This is the first half of a two-part series recorded live at the event.
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"Face to Face: an Inside Look at NOAA's Exhibit Program"
We've got three stories for you this week (10 minutes):
— State of the Coast. A new NOAA Web site serves up an interactive journey to highlight the need to better understand, manage, and protect our nation's coastal resources.
— Cold Water Causes Coral Bleaching. Cold ocean temperatures in January caused the most significant cold-water coral die-off in Florida in 30 years.
— Humpback Whale Count in Hawaii. The Sanctuary Ocean Count is winding up in Hawaii, an annual event that helps researchers learn more about endangered whale populations that travel to the islands from Alaska every year.
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First Florida Cold-water Bleaching Event in 30 Years
NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Join us for two stories (10 minutes):
— 2010 New England Red Tide Forecast. Last week, scientists from the NOAA-funded Gulf of Maine Toxicity project issued an outlook for a significant regional bloom of a toxic alga that causes 'red tides' in the spring and summer of this year, potentially threatening the New England shellfish industry.
— Pharmaceuticals in the Environment. Have you ever flushed your old, expired prescription drugs down the toilet? What's the fate of these pills? Scientists are now studying this problem, and they're finding low levels of pharmaceuticals in estuaries, rivers, streams, ground water, and in sediments.
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Gulf of Maine Toxicity Project
NOAA's Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms Program
- NOS Program Offices
- Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- NOAA Coastal Services Center
- National Geodetic Survey
- Office of Coast Survey
- Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
- Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
- Office of Response and Restoration
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