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Explore the first modeled water level and wave dataset

Imagine your community is located along a rural part of the South Carolina coast and you’re trying to plan for future coastal flooding. Planning like this often starts with understanding historic changes in water levels and flood risks in your community. To aid in this understanding, NOS launched the Coastal Ocean Reanalysis, the first comprehensive modeled dataset for the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts.

tides and currents

A honu (Chelonia mydas) at Manawai (Pearl and Hermes Atoll).

NOAA Announces Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA has announced its decision to designate Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary, a 582,570 square-mile area in the Pacific Ocean that is two times the size of Texas. The sanctuary is within the existing Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, and provides additional protections and management tools to strengthen conservation of the marine areas of the monument.

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Explore planet Earth with Teek and Tom!

Meet Teek and Tom! In NOAA’s new five-part animated science series: “Teek and Tom Explore Planet Earth,” an intrepid student explorer Teek from planet Queloz teams up with NOAA climate scientist Tom Di Liberto to explore the weather and climate of planet Earth.

education

Restored habitat along the Lower Duwamish River

$40 million recovered from polluters for restoration in three states

Good news for a new year! NOS and partners recovered $40 million from polluters in 2024 that will fund restoration of waterways and their habitats following oil spill and industrial pollution incidents. These restoration efforts will benefit fish, wildlife, and communities disproportionately impacted by pollution.

Back of a drift card found in Scotland on October 22, 2024

NOS drift card used to track 1976 oil spill found

A drift card released near Nantucket, Massachusetts was found 48 years later and 3,000 miles away in Scotland. The card, and thousands like it, were distributed into the ocean as a tool to help track oil pollution from the stricken tanker, Argo Merchant.

Paul Scholz, NOS deputy assistant administrator for ocean services and coastal zone management (Image credit: NOAA)

2024 NOAA Restoration Settlements

In this video message, Paul Scholz, NOS deputy assistant administrator for ocean services and coastal zone management, shares the news that NOAA and partners helped recover over $40 million from polluters to restore four waterways in three states impacted by oil spills and industrial pollution.

Around the Ocean Service

Evaluating the performance of nature-based solutions: a systematic map
coastal science
Developing coastal dune models specific to California's coast
coastal science
President Jimmy Carter's National Marine Sanctuary legacy
sanctuaries
NOAA releases final Restoration Blueprint for Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
sanctuaries

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New data for improved navigation in the upper Hudson River

tides and currents

nautical charts

career profiles

harmful algal blooms

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