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Are you under an Air Quality, Flood or Heat Advisory? Find out at weather.gov

July 17, 2026

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Happy 250th USA! Here's your July 4th weekend forecast

July 2, 2026

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White, colorless section of coral seen in the Florida Keys in 2023.

World's 4th mass coral-bleaching event likely ended in 2025

June 1, 2026

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White, colorless section of coral seen in the Florida Keys in 2023.

Announcing the 2026 Hollings Scholarship recipients!

May 20, 2026

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

An aerial view of the Mauna Loa Observatory buildings in the midst of old lava flows, located high up on the side of Mauna Loa volcano.

Access to NOAA’s world-renowned Mauna Loa Observatory restored

May 18, 2026

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Earth observations

An aerial view of the Mauna Loa Observatory buildings in the midst of old lava flows, located high up on the side of Mauna Loa volcano.

A man wearing a silver wristwatch is being bitten on the hand by a mosquito.

NOAA research offers roadmap to improve West Nile virus forecasts, prevention

May 12, 2026

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A man wearing a silver wristwatch is being bitten on the hand by a mosquito.

A misty, cloudy morning in the Thousand Islands captured from an upper deck of the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, showing the lower deck in the lower right hand corner of the image.

NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson returns to Great Lakes for mapping mission

May 6, 2026

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Marine & Aviation

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A misty, cloudy morning in the Thousand Islands captured from an upper deck of the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson, showing the lower deck in the lower right hand corner of the image.

Five elementary-aged students stand with a teacher at the edge of a marshy environment. The group looks out to the water and green vegetation.

Behind every impactful NOAA Ocean Guardian School project is an Ocean Guardian teacher

May 5, 2026

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Office of Education

Five elementary-aged students stand with a teacher at the edge of a marshy environment. The group looks out to the water and green vegetation.

Hurricane Hermine

Get your #HurricanePrep on: Are you ready?

April 30, 2026

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Atlantic hurricane season

hurricane season

Hurricane Hermine

The golden orb specimen, being held by a person with blue rubber gloves, in the lab at the Smithsonian Institute.

Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition

April 22, 2026

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ocean exploration

Okeanos Explorer

The golden orb specimen, being held by a person with blue rubber gloves, in the lab at the Smithsonian Institute.