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Topic: Flooding

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New NOAA climate action plan emphasizes needs of underserved communities

May 1, 2024

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climate impacts

Climate-Ready Nation

Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples

Gateway to NOAA

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Photo showing Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. and Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Ms. Grace Fu signed an MOU to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and climate protection in Singapore on April 15, 2024.

Singapore and the U.S. enhance cooperation on environmental and climate protection

April 15, 2024

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measuring and modeling climate

Photo showing Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. and Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Ms. Grace Fu signed an MOU to enhance bilateral cooperation on environmental management and climate protection in Singapore on April 15, 2024.

Image showing map from NOAA's new National Water Prediction Service (NWPS), transforming how water resources information and services are delivered, and providing a greatly improved user experience through enhanced displays. National Water Prediction Service (NWPS) map showing River Gauge observations and forecasts and associated precipitation estimates for March 26, 2024. This map should not be used for decision making.

National Weather Service launches new website for water prediction and products

March 28, 2024

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Image showing map from NOAA's new National Water Prediction Service (NWPS), transforming how water resources information and services are delivered, and providing a greatly improved user experience through enhanced displays. National Water Prediction Service (NWPS) map showing River Gauge observations and forecasts and associated precipitation estimates for March 26, 2024. This map should not be used for decision making.

On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this GeoColor imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled across the Atlantic Ocean by two areas of low pressure—one swirling system can be seen in the left of this image and the other, deemed Storm Agnes by the UK Met Office, is on the right near Ireland and the United Kingdom. GeoColor imagery provides a close approximation to what you would see with your naked eye from outer space.

All in a year’s work: ‘Zooming’ into hurricanes, a new underwater vehicle and a fish mystery solved

March 26, 2024

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marine heat waves

Billion-Dollar Disasters

On September 27, 2023, the VIIRS instrument onboard NOAA’s JPSS satellites captured this GeoColor imagery of Canadian wildfire smoke being pulled across the Atlantic Ocean by two areas of low pressure—one swirling system can be seen in the left of this image and the other, deemed Storm Agnes by the UK Met Office, is on the right near Ireland and the United Kingdom. GeoColor imagery provides a close approximation to what you would see with your naked eye from outer space.

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The nation just saw its 10th-wettest January on record

February 8, 2024

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monthly climate report

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Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

Biden-Harris Administration shares new land cover data to help communities understand coastal change

January 25, 2024

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

coastal communities

America the Beautiful

Map image showing the difference between 30-meter and high-resolution land cover data can mean the difference between seeing large amounts of impervious surface versus neighborhoods with patches of forested area. The image on the right shows 30-meter land cover data for Shelter Bay in Skagit County, Washington, while the image on the left shows the same area with 1-meter high-resolution land cover data, making the product 900 times more detailed.

Photo of a flock of oystercatchers on Skidmore Island, part of Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Pamela Denmon, USFWS.

NOAA and NFWF announce $144 million in grants to support coastal resilience projects

November 29, 2023

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coastal ecosystems

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Photo of a flock of oystercatchers on Skidmore Island, part of Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Pamela Denmon, USFWS.

Photo of commercial fishing in Valdez, Alaska.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $20 million for regional fishery management councils as part of Investing in America agenda

October 25, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

ocean acidification

Photo of commercial fishing in Valdez, Alaska.

Photo of a school of red snapper.

Biden-Harris Administration announces $20 million to boost red snapper science in the Southeast as part of Investing in America agenda

October 25, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

recreational fishing

ocean acidification

Photo of a school of red snapper.

Image showing floodwater covers Highway 2 on March 23, 2019 near Sidney, Iowa. Midwest states are battling some of the worst flooding they have experienced in decades as rain and snow melt from the recent "bomb cyclone" has inundated rivers and streams. At least three deaths have been linked to the flooding.

Biden-Harris Administration invests $26 million to improve NOAA forecasts of droughts and floods through public-private partnership

October 11, 2023

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Image showing floodwater covers Highway 2 on March 23, 2019 near Sidney, Iowa. Midwest states are battling some of the worst flooding they have experienced in decades as rain and snow melt from the recent "bomb cyclone" has inundated rivers and streams. At least three deaths have been linked to the flooding.

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