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 California Drought Getting Federal AttentionThu, 13 Aug 2009 10:32:55 EDTCalifornia's ongoing water crisis is a major national priority, akin to restoring Florida's Everglades or the Chesapeake Bay on the East Coast, a top Obama administration official said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar intends to hold a public meeting in Washington next month to discuss plans to save the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the freshwater estuary that supplies drinking water to two-thirds of Californians and is one of the most important wildlife habitats on the West Coast, Deputy Interior Secretary David Hayes said. Hayes was in Sacramento to update farmers, city dwellers and environmentalists about federal efforts to free up water for crops and fisheries as the state hobbles through its third year of drought. Details... Archived Drought Headlines...
 Latest Earthquake Information from U.S. Geological SurveyM 2.6, Puerto Rico regionTue, 09 Feb 2010 05:24:03 GMTFebruary 09, 2010 05:24:03 GMT Details... Subscribe to Earthquake RSS feeds from U.S. Geological Survey
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake - Virgin Island RegionSat, 11 Oct 2008 09:33:22 EDTA magnitude 6.1 earthquake was recorded at 6:40 AM Saturday morning in the Virgin Island region, The earthquake was centered 51 miles northwest of Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands or 96 miles northeast of Carolina, Puerto Rico. Several smaller aftershocks have been recorded in the area. Details... Archived NOAAWatch Earthquake Headlines...
 NOAA Seeks Applicants for the Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate ScholarshipWed, 17 Dec 2008 09:15:58 ESTNOAA is accepting applications through January 30, 2009 for a scholarship program in honor of retired South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, who promoted oceanic and atmospheric research throughout his career. This is the fifth year this scholarship is being made available to students interested in pursuing degrees in ocean and atmospheric sciences and education. Details... Archived Education/Outreach Headlines...
El Nino Arrives Expected to Persist through Winter 2009-10Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:59:20 EDTNOAA scientists today announced the arrival of El Nino, a climate phenomenon with a significant influence on global weather, ocean conditions and marine fisheries. El Nino, the periodic warming of central and eastern tropical Pacific waters, occurs on average every two to five years and typically lasts about 12 months NOAA expects this El Nino to continue developing during the next several months, with further strengthening possible. The event is expected to last through winter 2009-10. Details... Archived El Niño/La Niña Headlines...
 Heat advisory for Inland San Francisco Bay areaTue, 22 Sep 2009 06:21:51 EDTA Heat Advisory is in effect for the inland valleys and mountains of the through this evening. A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the West Coast and will continue to strengthen through today. A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Details... Archived Excessive Heat Headlines...
 Critical Fire Conditions in South TexasSun, 24 Jan 2010 07:28:30 ESTA critical fire weather area has been declared for portions of deep southern Texas due the combination of low relative humidities and windy conditions. Northwesterly winds between 20 and 30 MPH with higher gusts are expected. The afternoon relative humidity values will generally range from 15 to 25 percent. Details... Archived Wildfire/Fire Weather Headlines...
 River Conditions13 Aug 2009 19:55:25 GMTDetails...
 Web Site Tracks Predicted New England Red Tide OutbreakMon, 19 May 2008 12:45:47 EDTOn April 24, 2008 scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) forecasted the potential for a larger-than-normal Alexandrium bloom in the Gulf of Maine. Depending on weather and ocean conditions, this year’s bloom could be comparable to the historic bloom of 2005 that resulted in an estimated direct impact of $18 million to the commercial shellfishing industry in Massachusetts. Red tides, also known as harmful algal blooms or HABs, can produce potent neurotoxins that accumulate in filter-feeding shellfish and other parts of the marine food web. Shellfish contaminated with the toxin from Alexandrium, if eaten in large enough quantity, can cause illness or death from paralytic shellfish poisoning or PSP. States have well-established, rigorous shellfish monitoring programs to protect human health, so consumers are assured that commercially available shellfish are safe for consumption. Details... Archived Harmful Algal Blooms Headlines...
 September is National Preparedness MonthFri, 21 Sep 2007 08:01:20 EDTNational Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort held in September to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. National Preparedness Month 2007 is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Details... Archived Homeland Security Program Headlines...
2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended November 30thMon, 30 Nov 2009 11:02:27 ESTThe 2009 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended Monday, marking the close of a season with the fewest named storms and hurricanes since 1997 thanks, in part, to El Niño. Details... Archived Hurricanes/Tropical Weather Headlines... Additional Tropical Weather RSS Feeds Atlantic/Eastern Pacific Central Pacific feeds
Statistics on the Haitian populationFri, 15 Jan 2010 16:58:10 -0500Details...
 Oil Spill in Port Arthur, TexasMon, 25 Jan 2010 07:31:57 ESTA hole punctured in the side of the double-hull ship by a barge on Saturday and caused the biggest crude spill in Texas in more than two decades. The 807-foot tanker Eagle Otome had been nudged in place by tugboats, and was floating amid a cloud of molasses-like crude oil in the Sabine/Neches shipping channel, about 90 miles east of Houston. According to the Coast Guard, the Vessel Traffic Service in Port Arthur, Texas, received notification of a collision between a towing vessel, towing two barges, and the tank ship Eagle Otome. As a result of the collision, the Eagle Otome oil tanker incurred a large gash to it’s starboard bow causing an estimated 450,000 gallon oil spill. Details... Archived Oil and Chemical Spill Headlines...
 Beachgoers Beware: Hurricane Bill A Coastal Danger from AfarThu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:35 EDTDangerous seas (waves and swells) and rip currents are expected along parts of the U.S. East Coast through the weekend as powerful Hurricane Bill moves north across the western Atlantic Ocean. Local National Weather Service forecast offices will issue appropriate outlooks and advisories as warranted. Details... Archived Rip Current Headlines...
 Severe Weather Outlook for TodayFri, 05 Feb 2010 06:44:22 ESTSevere thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon and tonight across the Florida Peninsula. Details... Archived Severe Weather Headlines... Additional Severe Weather RSS feeds
 Space Weather UpdateMon, 29 Oct 2007 08:29:07 EDTCategory G1 (minor) and G2 (moderate) geomagnetic storms were observed on 25 October due to high speed winds associated with a coronal hole on the Sun. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, which monitors and forecasts Earth's space environment provides accurate, reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information. Details... Archived Space Weather Headlines...
 Samoan Earthquake and TsunamiWed, 30 Sep 2009 08:10:25 EDTA major earthquake with magnitude near 8.0 struck at 148 pm EDT Tuesday about 125 miles south of the Samoan Islands in the South Central Pacific Ocean. The NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) in Ewa Beach, Hawaii issued the first of a series of Regional Tsunami Warning messages at 204 pm EDT. The initial warning included American Samoa, Western Samoa, Tonga, and other nearby islands. A Tsunami Watch was issued for areas further removed from the epicenter, including Hawaii. The first in a series of at least four waves hit the Samoas shortly after 2 pm EDT (7 am Samoa Standard Time). News reports have been mentioning major damage on the south shores of the islands. CNN International was reporting at least 84 fatalities as of early Wednesday morning - 55 in Western Samoa, 22 in American Samoa, and 7 in Tonga. Details... Archived Tsunami Headlines... Additional Tsunami RSS feeds U.S. West Coast, British Columbia, and Alaska, Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Is., Caribbean Sea, Pacific Ocean, Hawai`i, Indian Ocean
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Ash HeadlineRedoubt Volcano in Alaska - Color Code Yellow : Alert Level AdvisoryWed, 01 Jul 2009 05:05:47 EDTThe Alaska Volcano Observatory has lowered the aviation color code to Yellow and the Alert Level to Advisory based on significantly diminished dome growth over the past few weeks. Seismicity is still slightly above background. Details... Archived NOAAWatch Volcano Headlines... Latest Volcano Information from U.S. Geological SurveyYellowstone Information Statement issued Feb 8, 2010 17:57 MST Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN The January-February, 2010, earthquake swarm at Yellowstone National Park has diminished in terms of earthquake-occurrence rate and magnitudes. A few small events continue to be recorded each day at the University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS), the YVO partner responsible for earthquake monitoring at Yellowstone National Park. Seismologists cannot state that the swarm has ceased, but the rate of earthquake occurrence in the Madison Plateau area is now at background levels for this area of Yellowstone. As such, UUSS and YVO will cease to issue daily updates unless conditions ... Details... Kilauea Daily Update issued Feb 8, 2010 07:33 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Kilauea was active at two locations. At the summit, lava was visible via webcam sloshing and spattering within at least two openings in the bottom of a deep pit inset within the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater producing glow that was visible from Jaggar Overlook overnight. At the east rift zone vents, lava flowed through the upper tube system and fed surface flows; the ocean entry has not been active for a month. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from both summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: Lava ... Details... Kilauea Daily Update issued Feb 7, 2010 07:55 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Kilauea was active at two locations. At the summit, lava visible via webcam rising and falling within at least two openings in the bottom of a deep pit inset within the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater producing glow that was visible from Jaggar Overlook overnight. At the east rift zone vents, lava flowed through the upper tube system and probably fed surface flows; the ocean entry has not been active for a month. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from both summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: Lava ... Details... Subscribe to Volcano RSS feeds from U.S. Geological Survey
 Snow over the Plains will spread east, another winter storm for the East late Tuesday into WednesdayMon, 08 Feb 2010 07:50:01 ESTLow pressure will move across the Southern Plains and combine with a second low dropping through the Northern Plains. Cold air in place supports an area of heavy snow centered from northern Arkansas to the Lower Ohio Valley. The rain/snow line should align from central Arkansas to western Tennessee with a few pockets of freezing rain possible near the transition zone. A secondary maximum of heavy snow is indicated across Iowa and southern Minnesota. The snow will be progressing eastward across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes tonight. As the system moves east and intensifies off the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday into Wednesday, another major snowstorm is forecast for the East. Check local National Weather Service forecasts for latest information. Details... Archived Winter Weather Headlines...
Flash Flood and Debris Flow Warning for Southern California Burned AreasFri, 22 Jan 2010 15:57:01 +0000Details...
 Hurricane-Related Messages for Texas Broadcasters from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:12:46 EDTStations, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how your listeners can stay safe and cope in the event of a hurricane. The advice, all approved by public health experts from HHS, covers points such as preparing for a hurricane, evacuation, staying safe in a home, emergency wound care, food and drug safety, and avoiding carbon monoxide poisoning when power is out. The PSAs tell people what they need to know before, during and after a hurricane, so they are for spot use. New: text for TV crawls, ready to be run across the bottom of screens. The PSAs on the Web link below are to sound files in .MP3 format, including some in Spanish) as well as matching live-read texts. There are matching TV PSAs for many of these spots. They are available by contacting Ira Dreyfuss at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The email is ira.dreyfuss@hhs.gov, and the telephone number is 202-401-5920. Details... Archived HHS Headlines...
Flooding Safety Material for California, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesTue, 11 Dec 2007 22:41:52 ESTThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers 30-second PSAs on how to stay safe in areas hit by flooding. The advice, approved by public health experts from HHS' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, covers such areas as driving and protecting children. The PSAs, in 30-second scripts and .MP3 recorded versions, are for spot use. The Web link below is to the sound files as well as the matching live-read texts. Details... Archived HHS Headlines... |
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