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Labrador Retrievers Assist Ringed Seal Researchers

5/4/2007 Working dogs have long been integral to Arctic cultures, but today research biologists are relying on canine co-workers to sniff out ringed seals, whose annual movements and breeding habitats they are studying. More

NOAA's State of the Arctic Report

3/18/2007 NOAA's “State of the Arctic” is a review of environmental conditions during the past five years, relative to those in the latter part of the 20th century. It was conducted by an international group of 20 scientists who developed a consensus on content and reliability. More

Preserving The Last Great Place: NOAA’s Ecosystem Approach to Studying the Antarctic

3/17/2007 The Antarctic Marine Living Resources research program is part of the NOAA Fisheries Southwest Fisheries Science Center, which collects the scientific information necessary to protect and manage resources in the Pacific and the Antarctic. More

NOAA National Weather Service Teams with 2007 Iditarod

3/15/2007 For the first time, mushers in Alaska’s 1,150-mile Iditarod this month raced though four newly designated StormReady communities, a distinction given by the National Weather Service to communities that have completed rigorous warning and evacuation criteria. More

NOAA Plane Braves Winter Weather to Verify Satellite Wind Measurements

3/15/2007 A NOAA "hurricane hunter" aircraft earlier this month wrapped up a mission in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, to acquire wind and precipitation data over the ocean in severe weather that will be used to improve marine weather forecasts. More