NOAA Scientist Dismissals Spark Protests
,” she said. “This is being done with a wrecking ball—indiscriminate and reckless.”Boulder, a Democratic stronghold, has long been a center for scientific research, and many residents see NOAA’s work as vital. Protester Brenna Raeder, holding a sign that read “National Weather Service Saves Lives,” voiced her frustration.“This is insanity,” she said. “Defunding these vital services, including wildfire forecasts that save lives here in Colorado, is reckless and dangerous.”Demonstrators emphasized that defending scientific research and public
Padilla, Murkowski Introduce Bill for Atmospheric River Forecasting
by improving atmospheric river forecasting to predict the timing and location of these storms more precisely. The Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act would require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a forecast improvement program within the National Weather Service. The legislation was announced as major atmospheric river storms bring high winds, heavy rain, and snowfall to California.Atmospheric rivers - often described as “rivers in the sky” that are hundreds of miles wide and can carry water vapor equivalent to multiple Mississippi Rivers
Chad Cary to Lead NOAA Corps and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
and cyber services.He has held command positions aboard NOAA ships Reuben Lasker and John N. Cobb. He has also served as the director of the NOAA Corps Commissioned Personnel Center. and applied his at-sea and shoreside operational experience and expertise to support NOAA Fisheries, NOAA’s National Weather Service and NOAA headquarters.“I am grateful for this opportunity to continue serving the nation alongside our highly skilled and dedicated workforce,” said Cary. “I would also like to thank my predecessor, Vice Admiral (select) Nancy Hann, for her vision, courageous leadership
Brennan Named Director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, all from North Carolina State University.“I had the pleasure of working with Mike for four years at NHC, where I observed his steadfast dedication to the mission of saving lives and property,” said Ken Graham, director of NOAA’s National Weather Service. “Mike is an innovator who has built incredible relationships across the agency and with our emergency management and media partners, and I look forward to the great things ahead at NHC under his leadership.”“I am honored and humbled to work with the talented staff at the
NOAA Research Director McLean to Retire
Research) for nearly seven years, as well as NOAA’s acting Chief Scientist for most of the past five years.As leader of NOAA Research, McLean has raised the public profile of NOAA’s ocean, weather, climate and Great Lakes research. He has strengthened collaboration with NOAA’s National Weather Service and across NOAA, and quickened the pace of using new research to improve NOAA’s forecasts and other products that serve the public, NOAA said of McLean."I have been proud to wear the NOAA jersey for 40 years and work with so many amazing people who perform tirelessly to
NOAA Awards $41 Million for Ocean Observing
to coastal disasters and balance the needs of resource use, economic development and environmental stewardship.The funds are awarded through a competitive process that includes funds from U.S. IOOS along with NOAA’s National Ocean Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Weather Service, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; the U.S. Geological Survey; and the Environmental Protection Agency.•Over the next five years, the Alaska Ocean Observing System will focus on maintaining and enhancing their Ocean Data Explorer while supporting initiatives
The Forecast for Weather-Spotting Technology
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that covers about 4,700 km of open, sandy coastline on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts. The TWL&CC Forecast Viewer is a web-based platform driven by simulations of tides, storm surge and offshore wave conditions and is used by the National Weather Service and many local emergency planners. “The TWL&CC Forecast Viewer is validated using camera systems that track coastal flooding, along with wave buoys and pressure sensors that measure wave and water level conditions offshore,” Buckley said. Additionally, Sofar Ocean’s
NOAA Predicts Active Atlantic Hurricane Season
, seven hurricanes and 14 tropical storms. The average increased after NOAA shifted the 30-year period used to set the averages earlier this year.The 2020 hurricane season was the most active on record and produced 30 named tropical storms.Matthew Rosencrans, head of forecasting for the U.S. National Weather Service, said climate change affects storm intensity.“Climate change has not been linked to the frequency of storms but is has been linked to the intensity of storms,” Rosencrans said.Academic and commercial meteorologists have also predicted an above-average season for 2021, but not
Near- or Below-normal Hurricane Season Predicted for Central Pacific
There is a 75% chance of near- or below-normal tropical cyclone activity during the Central Pacific hurricane season this year, according to NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, divisions of the National Weather Service.The outlook also indicates a 25% chance of an above-normal season.For the season as a whole, two to six tropical cyclones are predicted for the Central Pacific hurricane region. This number includes tropical depressions, named storms and hurricanes. A near-normal season has four or five tropical cyclones.“This year we will
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