NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Description: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It plays several distinct roles within the Department of Commerce.

Keywords: coastal and marine ecosystems, fisheries, climate, el niño, data and forecasts for weather and water cycle events, including storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, floods, commerce, transportation, research, nautical charts, air quality, fire weather, diving, satellites, coral reef, whales, turtles, tsunamis, volcanoes

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Official home page for MBNMS. Information on research, education and for visitors, including kayaking and diving.
http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/
Top/Recreation/Outdoors/Scuba_Diving/Regional/North_America/United_States/California

Cleveland Skywarn
Skywarn organization for northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania; member news and membership information.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/cle/skywarn/skywarn.html
Top/Recreation/Radio/Amateur/Organizations/Emergency_Communications/SKYWARN

Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines
Guidelines and regulations to reduce the potential for wildlife viewing to inadvertently harm whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions.
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/mmv/guide.htm
Top/Recreation/Travel/Specialty_Travel/Ecotourism/Dolphins,_Manatees,_and_Whales

Storm Spotter Glossary
Contains many words used in describing the weather.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php
Top/Reference/Dictionaries/By_Subject/Science/Meteorology

NOAA's Coral Reef Data Discovery Glossary
Containing over 5,300 technical terms related among others to ecology and oceanography.
http://www.coris.noaa.gov/glossary/
Top/Reference/Dictionaries/By_Subject/Science/Oceanography

Teacher at Sea Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration offers teachers the opportunity to spend one to three weeks working with research scientists at sea.
http://www.tas.noaa.gov/
Top/Reference/Education/K_through_12/Educators/Professional_Development

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Shipwrecks and maritime history of Thunder Bay in Lake Huron. Located in Alpena County, Michigan.
http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/
Top/Reference/Museums/Transportation/Maritime/North_America/United_States/Michigan

NOAA NWS - Algeria Weather
US government site provides hour-by-hour weather conditions for the past 24 hours for major cities and locations in the country.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/DZ_cc.html
Top/Regional/Africa/Algeria/Weather

NOAA NWS - Angola Weather
US government site provides hour-by-hour weather conditions for the past 24 hours for major cities and locations in the country.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/AO_cc.html
Top/Regional/Africa/Angola/Weather

NOAA NWS - Benin Weather
US government site provides hour-by-hour weather conditions for the past 24 hours for major cities and locations in the country.
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/BJ_cc.html
Top/Regional/Africa/Benin/Weather