• Learn about marine protected areas in this interview with Joe Uravitch, Director of the National MPA Center. The discussion covers what marine protected areas are, where they are located, and why they are important.
  • Ad for NOAA Heritage Week. This year's event features a film and speaker series called 'Beyond the Horizon.' The series runs Feb. 6-14 at the NOAA Science Center
  • NYPD boat searching Hudson River after U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crash
  • Screenshot of Hawaiian Islands using the new Ocean element in Google Earth
  • A photo of the Battery in Charleston, S.C., today (left), and a simulated vision of what the same landmark may look like with higher sea levels in the future
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  • Check out the latest edition of the NOS podcast Diving Deeper to learn what marine protected areas are, where they are located, and why they are important.
  • Extreme weather, marine mammal rescue, shipwrecks, science careers, and more. Don't miss 'NOAA: Beyond the Horizon,' a film and speaker series at the NOAA Science Center Feb. 6-14.
  • Following the recent crash of U.S. Airways Flight 1549, NOS was at the ready, supporting emergency response efforts.
  • Google Earth visitors can now explore the depths of the ocean and discover NOAA information and images along their journey.
  • A new multi-agency report is out that discusses how sea-level rise, such as is shown in this simulation, can impact the nation's coasts.
  • On January 7, rapid responders removed the first reported invasive lionfish from the waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
 
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