The Republican-led House has shot down a NOAA request to establish an online climate database, as well as Pres. Obama’s proposal that NOAA establish a National Climate Service that would provide a centralized, user-friendly information resource for private and public sector decision makers better understand and incorporate climate data and information in their strategies and planning.
La Niña is expected to continue and increase in strength this winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently reported. Among other things, this means that wind speeds and wind energy production are also expected to increase. At the request of its wind energy clients, 3TIER®, “the global leader … [continued]
For the past eight years, NOAA has been collecting data from inexpensive instruments attached to lobster pots, in a little-known program called eMOLT. Lobsters don’t have the sex appeal of NOAA’s newest recruit, the Virgin Galactic, but the information has helped in the understanding of ocean circulation in the Gulf … [continued]
I’ve always thought that we need to deal with problems here on Earth before exploring other planets, and it looks like NASA at least partially agrees with me. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA-N Prime spacecraft lifted off at 2:22 a.m. PST today aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta … [continued]
