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Topic: Extreme weather

Friday Find: Listen to these tornado safety announcements from the 1960s

May 3, 2024

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Biden-Harris Administration awards $7.2 million to improve climate projections of extreme weather through the Investing in America agenda

November 30, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

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Image showing artist’s rendering of the NOAA-21 satellite in Earth's orbit.

NOAA-21 satellite is now operational

November 8, 2023

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polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

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Image showing artist’s rendering of the NOAA-21 satellite in Earth's orbit.

A GeoColor image of the U.S. from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on July 18, 2023.

Biden-Harris Administration announces up to $7 million through Investing in America agenda to improve weather predictions

July 27, 2023

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Inflation Reduction Act

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measurements and observations

A GeoColor image of the U.S. from NOAA's GOES-16 satellite on July 18, 2023.

Photo of the u-tube tsunameter used on USC&GS Ship Pathfinder until 1970 to warn of impending tsunamis.

Friday Find: Mystery tide and tsunami detector

August 11, 2023

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Photo of the u-tube tsunameter used on USC&GS Ship Pathfinder until 1970 to warn of impending tsunamis.

Dr. Sim Aberson stands in front of a beautiful vista with distant mountains in the background.

A look back with hurricane researcher Dr. Sim Aberson

June 30, 2023

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Dr. Sim Aberson stands in front of a beautiful vista with distant mountains in the background.

Map of Category 5 - March 1993, Mid-Atlantic/New England

How a historic storm swept in a new era in forecasting

March 13, 2023

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Heritage stories

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Map of Category 5 - March 1993, Mid-Atlantic/New England

Photo of Lake Oroville, California, in April 2021 reflected the severity of water shortages across the region that year. Getty Images.

Climate attribution tools critical for understanding extreme events

January 9, 2023

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Photo of Lake Oroville, California, in April 2021 reflected the severity of water shortages across the region that year. Getty Images.

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

Biden Administration launches Heat.gov with tools for communities facing extreme heat

July 26, 2022

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Social media and Web

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

Media invited to a briefing on Heat.gov

July 25, 2022

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Climate change is contributing to more and longer heat waves in communities across the country, including western cities like Phoenix, pictured here.

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