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U.S. secures major win for #bluefin #tuna fishery at 2025 #ICCAT annual meeting

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U.S. secures major win for bluefin tuna fishery at 2025 ICCAT annual meeting
The United States delegation to the 2025 annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Seville, Spain, secured the largest single-year increase in U....
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December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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NOAA is deploying a new generation of AI-driven global weather models

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#weather #AI
NOAA deploys new generation of AI-driven global weather models
NOAA has launched a groundbreaking new suite of operational, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven global weather prediction models, marking a significant advancement in forecast speed, efficiency, and ...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Today, the 2025 #ArcticReportCard was released, marking 20 years of tracking rapid Arctic warming and change.

Find the full 2025 Arctic Report Card, with images, facts and stats at:

arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...

#AGU25
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Report Card 2025 - NOAA Arctic
Arctic Report Card: Update for 2025 Twenty years of tracking rapid Arctic warming and change Archive of Previous Arctic Report Cards Arctic Report Card 2025 2025 Headlines and Overview Vital Signs Oth...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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AGU Meeting Attendees: Welcome to #AGU25!

Check out our presentations
@theAGU and come chat with NOAA scientists at *Booth # 1245* in the Exhibit Hall!

agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

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December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Our Global Monthly Temperature & Precipitation Report is out again, this time for #November:

bit.ly/Global202511

via NOAA's NCEI
Assessing the Global Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in November 2025
November 2025 ranked as the third-warmest November in NOAA’s 176-year record, with a global surface temperature 2.12°F (1.18°C) higher than the 20th-century baseline.
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December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Reporters: NOAA and partners to announce findings from 2025 Arctic Report Card December 16

Report Card marks 20 years of providing timely observations of a changing Arctic

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

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Media invited: NOAA and partners to announce findings from 2025 Arctic Report Card
Report Card marks 20 years of providing timely observations of a changing Arctic
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December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Our Monthly U.S. Temp and Precipitation report is out, this time for #November 2025:

Find it at: ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

via NOAA NCEI
Assessing the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation Analysis in November 2025
The average temperature of the contiguous U.S. in November was 46.8°F, 5.1°F above the 20th-century average, ranking as the fourth-warmest November in the 131-year record.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel

News release with photos: noaa.gov/news-release...

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NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Con...
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December 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Reporters, JUST IN: 2025 Atlantic #HurricaneSeason concludes with 13 total named storms, 5 hurricanes, 4 of which reached major hurricane status.

The Atlantic 2025 #HurricaneSeason was marked by high-powered storms, no U.S. landfalling hurricanes.

Details: noaa.gov/news-release...

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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Scientists with NOAA and NASA have ranked this year’s ozone hole over the Antarctic as the fifth smallest since 1992 — the year that the Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.

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NOAA technicians launch a weather balloon carrying an ozoneonde, an instrument that measures the annual formation of the Antarctic Ozone Hole. This illustration shows the size and shape of the ozone hole over the South Pole on the day of its 2025 maximum extent (coverage).
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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NOAA-led ocean mapping expedition in Cook Islands hailed as a resounding success

News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

via NOAA.gov Research, NOAA Ocean Exploration & NautilusLive.org #CookIslands
NOAA-led ocean mapping expedition in Cook Islands hailed as a resounding success
Exploration Vessel Nautilus, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, successfully completed a groundbreaking three-week mission in October to map and explore the Cook Islands’ Exclusive Economic Zone...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Reporters: NOAA to hold keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel December 4

Details: www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

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NOAA to hold keel-laying ceremony for 2nd new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea ...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Administration revises Endangered Species Act regulations to strengthen certainty, reduce burdens and uphold law

News release: www.noaa.gov/news-release...

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Administration revises Endangered Species Act regulations to strengthen certainty, reduce burdens and uphold law
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service and the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced four proposed rules to restore Endangered Species Act regulations to their ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Just in: NOAA's SWFO-L1 observatory heads to orbit for groundbreaking mission

New #satellite will advance space weather forecasting

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#SWFOL1 #SpaceWeather
NOAA’s SWFO-L1 observatory heads to orbit for groundbreaking mission
New satellite will advance space weather forecasting
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September 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas bolster America-first seafood production

Areas identified in Gulf of America and off California coast will drive American jobs, sustainable seafood farming

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Aquaculture Opportunity Areas bolster America-first seafood production
Areas identified in Gulf of America and off California coast will drive American jobs, sustainable seafood farming
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September 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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NOAA and Fugro partner to accelerate deep ocean mapping, characterization

News release: noaa.gov/news-release...

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#OceanResearch #OceanMapping
NOAA and Fugro partner to accelerate deep ocean mapping, characterization
NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro offsite link have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop and use uncrewed systems for ocean exploration to enhance the efficiency, ...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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U.S. champions sustainable #tuna #fisheries in Eastern Pacific, boosting American fishermen and conservation

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U.S. champions sustainable tuna fisheries in Eastern Pacific, boosting American fishermen and conservation
The United States took a bold leadership role last week at the annual Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) meeting, driving innovative measures to sustainably manage tuna fisheries in the E...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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NOAA's NCEI just released its #August and #Summer 2025 temperature and precipitation analysis for the U.S.

Report summary & images for download can be accessed at:

bit.ly/USClimate202...
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to serve 60% of U.S. population

Experimental services improve #flood communications for emergency managers and the public

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NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to 60% of U.S.
Experimental services improve flood communications for emergency managers and the public
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September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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NOAA Fisheries bolsters American #seafood industry with new import provisions

Marine Mammal Protection Act import provisions ensure foreign fisheries meet U.S. standards of excellence:

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NOAA Fisheries bolsters American seafood industry with new import provisions
Marine Mammal Protection Act import provisions ensure foreign fisheries meet U.S. standards of excellence
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August 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel Surveyor

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NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for new charting and mapping vessel
NOAA leadership was joined by partners today to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is being built by Thoma-Sea Marine Cons...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Reporters: Experts to preview launch of historic NOAA space weather satellite observatory on August 21

#SWFOL1 will provide critical early warning of solar storms

Details:

www.noaa.gov/media-adviso...

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August 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia, to be held August 19 for @NOAA research ship jobs for professional #mariners

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Hiring event in Norfolk to be held August 19 for NOAA research ship jobs
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will hold a hiring event in Norfolk, Virginia, to recruit professional mariners to work aboard NOAA’s ocean research ships. The event will be held on Tuesday, Aug. ...
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August 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Warm, wet #July 2025 for U.S. marked by deadly floods.

Our latest monthly temperature & precip report with downloadable map images at:

ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

via NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM