
What are El Nino and La Nina? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
La Niña. La Niña means Little Girl in Spanish. La Niña is also sometimes called El Viejo, anti-El Niño, or simply "a cold event." La Niña has the opposite effect of El Niño. During La Niña events, trade winds are even stronger than usual, pushing more warm water toward Asia.
West Coast Harmful Algal Bloom - NOAA's National Ocean Service
May 2, 2016 · Over the past few months, a massive toxic bloom of the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia, stretching from central California to the Alaska Peninsula, has resulted in significant impacts to coastal resources and marine life. NOAA has been working closely with federal, state, tribal, academic, and other partners to respond to this unprecedented harmful algal bloom (HAB).
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request Highlights - NOAA's National …
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 …
Waves - Currents: NOAA's National Ocean Service Education
Coastal currents are intricately tied to winds, waves, and land formations. Winds that blow along the shoreline—longshore winds—affect waves and, therefore, currents.
Where do I get NOAA nautical charts? - NOAA's National Ocean …
Nov 26, 2024 · The NOAA Electronic Navigational Chart (NOAA ENC ®) is NOAA's premier nautical chart product.The charts are used on the navigation systems of many types of ships and recreational boats, as well as large commercial vessels that use a sophisticated navigational computer called an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS).
Diving Deeper: Coral Bleaching - NOAA's National Ocean Service
The combination of the back-to-back El Niño and La Niña meant that a lot of areas warmed up during the El Niño, bleaching was severe all across the world, some areas don’t warm during an El Niño, but do during a La Niña and boom they got hit the next year.
Coastal Hazards - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Do you live on or near the coast? The odds are better than 50-50 that you do. In 2010, 52 percent of us lived in one of the nation's 673 coastal counties (excluding Alaska). It's no secret why so many of us choose to live in coastal regions. These are areas of great bounty and beauty. The downside? These areas are also prone to many natural hazards such as …
NOS Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request - NOAA's National Ocean …
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Highlights:. The FY 2016 President’s Budget request for NOAA’s National Ocean Service is $573,960,000. NOS is positioning America for a future of higher intensity coastal storms, increased demands on the marine transportation system, changing sea levels leading to coastal flooding, and heightened offshore and …
What is the bloop? - NOAA's National Ocean Service
Jun 16, 2024 · It took years to determine the source of this mysterious rumble from the deep, but scientists determined it originated from an Antarctic icequake.
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