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

Noaa.gov has 1,418 URLs listed in 1,257 Dmoz categories.

RedFit
Fortran 90 code by Michael Schulz and Manfred Mudelsee to estimate red-noise spectra directly from unevenly spaced time series, without requiring interpolation.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/softlib/redfit/redfit.html
Top/Computers/Programming/Languages/Fortran/Source_Code/Statistics_and_Econometrics

Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program
Aims to facilitate collection and dissemination of data, to assess health trends in marine mammals, to correlate health with available data on physical, chemical, environmental, and biological parameters, and to coordinate effective responses to unusual
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/PR2/Health_and_Stranding_Response_Program/mmhsrp.html
Top/Health/Animal/Mammals

Harmful Algal Blooms and Biotoxins
Factsheet on algal blooms and their effects on humans through affected fish and shellfish.
http://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov/hab/habs_toxins/
Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Food_and_Water_Borne/Toxins

Heat Safety
What to do when a heat wave strikes. Heat related illnesses and symptoms. The heat index section and its effects is especially important for high risk individuals. From the National Weather Service.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/lwx/heat.htm
Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Wounds_and_Injuries/Heat_Related

CAMEO Chemicals
Online library of data sheets containing response-related information and recommendations for hazardous materials.
http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/
Top/Health/Occupational_Health_and_Safety/MSDS

NOAA Weather Information
US Government weather information and alerts.
http://www.noaa.gov/wx.html
Top/Home/Emergency_Preparation

National Hurricane Center (U.S.)
Disaster prevention advice on developing a family plan, creating a disaster supply kit, having a place to go, and securing a home.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/disaster_prevention.shtml
Top/Home/Home_Improvement/Safety_and_Security

Severe Weather Safety
Safety tips for tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, blizzards, hurricanes, and bad weather.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/severetips.php
Top/Kids_and_Teens/Health/Safety/Weather_Safety

Vitus Jonassen Bering
Contributed to the discovery of Alaska by mapping the Coastline in two large Expeditions, together with scientist Georg Wilhelm Steller who recorded the journey.
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/np/pages/vbering.html
Top/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Explorers

International Year of the Ocean: Coloring Book
Printable pages about the dangers of leaving litter on the beach.
http://www.education.noaa.gov/books/debris/debris3.htm
Top/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/Beach_and_Ocean