National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

Example Sentences

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to forecast an above-normal season, although so far it has been slightly below average and no storms have yet made US landfall.

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Forest Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Park Service are also bracing for interruptions under the shutdown in addition to cuts this year.

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During a routine check in the San Gabriel River in early July, the female turtle was discovered by workers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Wind, in particular, is hard to predict, and getting harder with federal cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which provides essential weather forecasting, and to the Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water systems in the West, threaten the basic functionality of farm life.

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