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COLLABORATIVE STUDY REVEALS CRITICAL DISCOVERY RELATED TO
HARMFUL ALGAL TOXINS
Published in Nature magazine, a new collaborative study conducted
in part by NOAA reveals the molecular basis for resistance
and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins, or PSTs, in
softshell clams. This collaborative study, supported by grants
from the NOAA Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms
(ECOHAB) program and from the National Institutes of Health,
has important implications for management and monitoring of
human health impacts and coastal shellfisheries, as well as
the understanding of harmful algae worldwide. "Harmful
algal blooms pose a serious threat to human health and are
economically challenging to our coastal communities,"
said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.,
Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere
and NOAA administrator.
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MAKES ELECTRONIC CHARTING DATA AVAILABLE FOR NON-NAVIGATION
USERS THROUGH NEW WEB PORTAL — In response
to high public demand, NOAA announces a more user-friendly approach
to accessing and viewing NOAA electronic navigational charts
for non-navigational purposes. A complement to NOAA ENCs, the
NOAA ENC Direct to GIS (ENC Direct) Web portal provides comprehensive
access to available ENC data in a variety of formats, allowing
anyone an opportunity to view and use the data. |
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LAUNCHES SPACE WEATHER WEEK 2005 — Space
weather forecasters and researchers, as well as industry analysts
affected by space weather from around the globe, will converge
in Colorado for the launch of this year's Space Weather Week.
"Space weather affects us all," said retired Navy
Vice Adm. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D., undersecretary of commerce
for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator. |
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AFTER
TWO LARGE ANNUAL GAINS, RATE OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 INCREASE RETURNS
TO AVERAGE, NOAA REPORTS — A spike in the
amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere between
2001 and 2003 appears to be a temporary phenomenon and apparently
does not indicate a quickening build-up of the gas in the atmosphere,
according to an analysis by NOAA climate experts. Carbon dioxide
(CO2) is released into the atmosphere by the burning of wood,
coal, oil and gas. |
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