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Global Surface Temperature

By | Published: November 5, 2009
The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly National Climatic Data Center analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. NCDC scientists also reported that the [...]
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Five Dolphins Stranded

By | Published: June 2, 2009
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service responded last week with members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Network to a report of five northern right whale dolphins stranded on Santa Rosa Island, approximately 35 miles southwest of Santa Barbara, Calif. With aerial assistance from NOAA’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, four of the five animals were found, [...]
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Rich Diversity Across U.S. Fishing Communities

By | Published: March 29, 2009
A new report by NOAA’s Fisheries Service detailing the diverse demographics of 222 American saltwater fishing communities will help the agency design management strategies that will lead to more sustainable fisheries. “Fisheries management depends on an understanding of how people in coastal communities interact with marine ecosystems and how their economies work,” said Jim Balsiger, [...]
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