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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a division of the Department of Commerce, created in 1970, that conducts research on the world's oceans and atmosphere. NOAA


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The contiguous United States endured its hottest summer since modern records began, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday, in the latest sign of a warming trend driven by human-caused climate change.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

The institute, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sent a research vessel Aug. 3 on a trip to study underwater mountains, called seamounts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

The weather map displayed on NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, continued to show Lake Ontario on Monday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

According to a 2021 study supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the increase in fire weather in the western U.S. is primarily due to climate change.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

Recognizing this fact, I directed the implementation of an operational civil land satellite remote sensing system, with the operational management responsibility in Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From State of the Union Address by Jimmy Carter

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