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NOAA began planning for IPY activities in the fall of 2004. Initial ideas were packaged into 11 broader themes and submitted to the IPY International Program Office in January 2005 as “expressions of intent.” Over the next few months, the IPY International Program Office encouraged scientists to prepare more collaborative proposals, resulting in around 200 “integrated projects” that now define the international effort for the IPY.

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11/17/2009 NOAA: Significant Ozone Hole Remains Over Antarctica More

9/25/2009 Unusual Arctic Warmth, Tropical Wetness Likely Cause for Methane Increase More

6/2/2009 NOAA Unmanned Aircraft Helping Scientists Learn About Alaskan Ice Seals More

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NOAA's Arctic Report Card: Changes Affecting Air, Ocean, and Everything in Between

10/22/2009 Despite the fact that summer 2009 had more sea ice than in 2007 or 2008, scientists are seeing drastic changes in the region from just five years ago and at rates faster than anticipated, according to NOAA's "Arctic Report Card." More

NOAA Expedition's Sensors "Hear" Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales off Greenland

5/20/2009 A team of NOAA scientists has recorded the distinctive calls of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an area where it was believed that the historic resident population was hunted to extinction in the early 20th century. More

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