What are El Nino and La Nina? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
El Niño and La Niña are two opposing climate patterns that break these normal conditions. Scientists call these phenomena the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) cycle. El Niño and La Niña can both have global impacts on weather, wildfires , ecosystems , and economies.
Tides and Water Levels: NOAA's National Ocean Service Education
The following questions are based on information from the Tutorial on Tides and Water Levels
NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project: NOAA's National Ocean …
The NOAA Planet Stewards Education Project (PSEP) provides formal and informal educators working with elementary through university age students with sustained professional development, collaborative tools, and support to build a climate-literate public actively engaged in Planet Stewardship.
What is a waterspout? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jun 16, 2024 · Waterspouts fall into two categories: fair weather waterspouts and tornadic waterspouts. Tornadic waterspouts are tornadoes that form over water, or move from land to water. They have the same characteristics as a land tornado. They are associated with severe thunderstorms, and are often accompanied by high winds and seas, large hail, and frequent …
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®)
In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately connected to the health of our nation's economy. The National Ocean Service (NOS) translates science, tools, and services into action, to address threats to coastal areas such as climate …
Kyla Breland, Southeast Regional Preparedness Coordinator
Kyla Breland, Southeast Regional Preparedness Coordinator. Kyla works as the Southeast regional preparedness coordinator for the Disaster Preparedness Program in the Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). OR&R responds to oil spills, chemical accidents, and other emergencies, including hurricanes, in coastal areas.
Hurricane Harvey Flooding Damage Assessment Images
Hurricane Harvey Flooding Damage Assessment Images. A team of NOAA aviators captured the images using specialized remote-sensing cameras aboard NOAA's King Air aircraft flying above the area at an altitude between 500 - 1,500 meters.. NOAA's aerial imagery aids safe navigation and captures damage to coastal areas caused by a storm.