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NOAA image of famous Elkhart, Ind., "double tornado" that hit the Sunnyside subdivision, which killed 36 people. NOAA REMEMBERS THE MIDWEST'S DEADLY 1965 PALM SUNDAY TORNADO OUTBREAK
On April 11, 1965, the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history hit several Midwest states, leaving more than 250 people dead, 1,500 injured and property damage approaching half a billion dollars. Following that deadly tornado outbreak, the NOAA National Weather Service underwent changes to improve severe weather forecasts and warnings, including establishing the Watch and Warning Program that exists today and the weather spotter program, SKYWARN. Today, forecasters with the NOAA National Weather Service employ the latest technologies to detect and monitor severe weather, relay severe weather information to emergency managers and the public much quicker, and work with the media to ensure the public has the most current information about developing storms.
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NOAA TEACHER AT SEA PROGRAM RELEASES ITS FIRST CHILDREN'S BOOK — The NOAA Teacher at Sea program unveiled its first children's book at the National Science Teachers Association conference in Dallas, Texas, where coauthors-teachers Mary Cook and Diane Stanitski and NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown Chief Boatswain-illustrator Bruce Cowden signed books by the thousands. The NOAA Teachers at Sea sailed aboard Ronald H. Brown in December 2004.

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NOAA satellite image of harmful algal blooms along the Florida coast in 2004.

NOAA 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 has important implications for management and monitoring of human health impacts and coastal shellfisheries.

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NOAA Working to Restore Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

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NOAA 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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Bridging the Gap Between Earth and Space First-of-its-kind Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Demonstration — Wednesday, April 20, 2005, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (PDT)

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•	NOAA Data and Information Users' Workshop—May 11-13 in Asheville, N.C.	Visit the World's only undersea laboratory - NOAA's AQUARIUS habitat. Anchored off the coast of Florida, AQUARIUS provides divers with a place to work and live.
•	NOAA 2006 Budget Request — "Blue Book" Online
•	Name NOAA's Ship for Ocean Exploration Student Contest
•	NOAA Strategic Plan, 2005-2010 (PDF)
•	NOAA Strategic Plan 2007 Annual Guidance Memorandum
•	Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System
•	NOAA Climate Data at a Glance - Find 108 years of weather data for the U.S.
•	NOAA Ocean Explorer - Ocean exploration without getting wet!
	Search & Rescue Satellite-aided Tracking/Emergency Beacon registration - See how NOAA's SARSAT helps to save mariners, aviators and other people in distress.
•	Dept. Of Commerce Consistency Appeal of Islander East Pipeline Company (54-page PDF File)
•	Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Appeals

	Economic Statistics for NOAA (PDF) — Third Edition 2004

	Want to Know About NOAA? — You'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video clip. Click here for video text.
	Presidential Visit to NOAA Wells Estuary in Wells, Maine. You'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video. Click here for video text.
	NOAA Launches the First of Four Planned NOAA Fisheries Survey Vessels — You'll need RealPlayer to view this streaming video clip. Read the story.

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