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Trump’s deep sea mining order condemned as ‘militarisation’ of Pacific

RNZ 15 May 2025
Trump signed the Unleashing America's offshore critical minerals and resources order late last month, directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take steps to facilitate ...
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Arizona's monsoon is critical for wildfires, drought. Why is it so hard to predict?

Azcentral 15 May 2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center is charged with the difficult task of issuing seasonal outlooks for weather across the country — whether certain regions ...
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Donald Trump’s deep-sea mining order condemned as ‘militarisation’ of Pacific

Cook Islands News 15 May 2025
Trump signed the “Unleashing America's offshore critical minerals and resources” order late last month, directing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to take steps to facilitate ...
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Strongest solar flare of 2025 sparks global radio blackouts, experts warn of further disruptions

Madhyamam 15 May 2025
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA SWPC) noted that while X-class solar flares are the most powerful of the five flare categories — A, B, C, M, and X — events of this scale are uncommon.
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National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season

The Paducah Sun 15 May 2025
The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 positions at offices throughout the country by offering reassignment opportunities for qualified National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration employees, who are currently working elsewhere ... .
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A dolphin was decapitated in North Carolina. NOAA is offering a reward for any information.

Usatoday 15 May 2025
Editor's note. The contents of this story may be disturbing to some readers ... A citizen reported the deceased dolphin on April 15, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service ... Man decapitates sea lion in California.
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Florida hurricane season: Science behind satellite images of tropical storm sizes

Florida Today 15 May 2025
While hurricane season doesn't begin until June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has already started its daily tropical outlooks – highlighting areas showing potential for tropical development within about a week's time.
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5 things to know for May 15: Qatar, Drinking water, Voting Rights Act, National Weather ...

CNN 15 May 2025
As hurricane season is about to begin, the NWS is now offering voluntary reassignment opportunities to the remaining employees at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to fill 155 positions in offices around the country.
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The Government Just Killed an Essential Database To Assess Climate Risk

Truth Dig 15 May 2025
Thanks to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s disaster tracking database, we know that catastrophes are getting more expensive overall, and we’re seeing more of them crossing the 10-figure threshold.
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After disasters, AmeriCorps was everywhere. What happens when it’s gone?

Grist 15 May 2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is operating at such diminished levels that experts are warning hurricane forecasts will be less accurate ahead of what’s predicted to be a brutal hurricane season.
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NOAA seeks to reassign employees to fill 'critically understaffed' weather service offices

The Hill 14 May 2025
The move to reassign these other employees comes after the administration fired hundreds of people at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including some staff at the NWS.
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As Donald Trump cuts funding to Antarctica, will the US be forced off the icy continent?

Famagusta Gazette 14 May 2025
For example, reported cuts to the climate programs of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may hamper satellite coverage of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean.
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Trump defunding US out of Antarctica’s great game

Asiatimes 14 May 2025
For example, reported cuts to the climate programs of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may hamper satellite coverage of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean.
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