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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA / ˈ n oʊ. ə / NOH-ə) is an American scientific and regulatory agency charged with forecasting weather, monitoring oceanic and atmospheric conditions, charting the seas, conducting deep-sea exploration, and managing fishing and protection of marine mammals and endangered species in the US exclusive economic zone.
In the wake of the 1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak, one of the key recommendations from the U.S. Weather Bureau's storm survey team, was the establishment of a nationwide radio network that could be used to broadcast weather warnings to the general public, hospitals, key institutions, news media, schools, and the public safety community.
As the clock ticks down to 11:59 p.m. on December 20, the federal government faces the looming threat of a shutdown, leaving crucial agencies and services in limbo.
Calls for the creation of a government weather bureau began as early as 1844, when the electrical telegraph was introduced. In 1869, Cleveland Abbe, then director of the Cincinnati Observatory, began developing and issuing public weather forecasts (which he called "probabilities") using daily weather observations collected simultaneously and sent via telegraph by a network of observers.
The public will get to see Bao Li and Qing Bao for the first time on January 24. CNN’s Ethan Cohen, Sarah Dewberry and Alexandra Skores contributed to this report. For more CNN news and ...
Wildfires may be in the news this winter across the U.S. southern tier as drought persists and expands across the region, experts tell USA TODAY. 2025 climate forecast warns of winter danger ...
The organization was created by merging the three existing NOAA National Data Centers with the goal of streamlining the collection and preservation of environmental data. The merger, which came in response to increasing demand for environmental information, was intended to make NOAA's data more useful through the application of consistent data ...
The lingering effects of a high pressure system will conspire with an approaching storm from the Midwest to make a mess across much of the East.