The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season could be one of the busiest on record, according to the NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center’s annual August update to the Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook issued in May.
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NOAA to Phase Out Paper Nautical Charts
Paper nautical charts are popular as wall art but their usefulness to mariners has waned, and NOAA plans to transition from hard copy to digital maps of the nation’s waterways.
NC Fisheries Woes Not Listed in NOAA Report
Two of North Carolina’s most important and troubled fisheries were not included on the “overfished” or “overfishing” lists in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s recent annual status report.
NOAA Official Lapenta Dies in Surf Off Duck
William Lapenta, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, died Monday in the Surf off Duck.
NOAA Recommends NC Project for Grant
A project to restore the Roanoke River basin in North Carolina is one of 19 new coastal and marine habitat restoration projects recommended for federal funding.
NOAA Forecasters Revise Hurricane Outlook
Forecasters say atmospheric conditions have become more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity as the busy part of the 2019 storm season begins.
NOAA Team Tags 13 Leatherback Turtles
NOAA Fisheries staff and colleagues sampled and tagged 13 leatherback turtles off Beaufort in May,continuing a 2017 project to study the turtles.
Lookout Photo Places in NOAA Contest
Roy Brownlow placed in the marine debris category of the NOAA Office for Coastal Management 2019 Coastal Management in Action photo contest for his image of remnants of abandoned vehicles on Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Outer Banks NOAA Buoy Travels 600 Miles
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather buoy has traveled 600 miles from where it was originally stationed about 17 miles off of Cape Point.
NOAA Tools Training Set for Nov. 6
NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management is offering Nov. 6 in Wilmington a hands-on workshop to learn more about the agency’s digital resources.
Raleigh to host NOAA Listening Session
NOAA will review Nov. 1 the implementation of the Weather Act, including the development of a community-based weather model, in Raleigh, one of the stops on the agency’s nationwide listening session series.
NC to Join NOAA Effort Promoting Shellfish
State and federal officials and other stakeholders are set to unveil Thursday North Carolina’s component in a national plan to promote the social, economic and environmental importance of shellfish.
NOAA OKs New Funds for Oyster Sanctuary
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recommended $950,000 for continued work on the Swan Island Oyster Sanctuary to expand the 25-acre project to almost 40 acres in 2019.
NOAA Tools Offer Help With Coastal Planning
NOAA’s Digital Coast is a set of online tools developed to help turn data on sea level rise, coastal flooding and the benefits of wetlands into useful information for coastal communities.
NOAA Designates Sturgeon Critical Habitat
NOAA Fisheries has designated critical habitat for Atlantic sturgeon in parts of coastal rivers from Maine to Florida, a requirement under the Endangered Species Act.
NOAA Funds Aquaculture Debris Cleanup
A recently announced federal grant will be used to help pay for removal of debris from an abandoned aquaculture operation littering public trust waters in Carteret County.
