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Hurricane Katrina Environmental Impacts

NOAA image of NOAA helicopter pilot Lt. Phil Eastman surveying the damage in Bay St. Louis, Miss., after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast. A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF HURRICANE KATRINA’S DESTRUCTION
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season will no doubt be remembered for many years to come. Records have been set. Storms seemed to be forming almost one right after another—even late into the season. Among the storms that formed this year, Hurricane Katrina will no doubt stand out as the one storm to have had the greatest impact on millions of lives along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina became the most destructive hurricane to strike the United States. The aftermath of the powerful storm was captured in hundreds of photos taken by NOAA personnel. Lt. Phil Eastman, a NOAA helicopter pilot with the NOAA Corps, flew more than 100 hours surveying Katrina’s devastation.
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William T. Hogarth, director of the NOAA Fisheries Service

U.S. FISHERIES CHIEF, WILLIAM HOGARTH, ELECTED TO CHAIR INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES COMMISSION — Member nations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas elected William T. Hogarth, director of the NOAA Fisheries Service, to serve as Commission chairman. The election took place at the Commission's annual meeting in Spain. The United States last chaired the Commission from 1984 to 1987.

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NOAA satellite image of wave heights off the coast of Spain and Africa taken Nov. 22, 2005, measurements being used by participants in the Volvo Ocean Race.

NOAA COLLABORATIVE EFFORT PROVIDES VALUABLE INFORMATION TO VOLVO OCEAN RACE — NOAA oceanographers are finding new audiences for their cutting edge ocean observations and data, which is available online through a NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory and CoastWatch Program cooperative effort. Sailing teams competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, will for the first time access a collection of data on ocean currents and other observations that are essential to helping captains navigate the global race course with speed and safety.

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NOAA’s Hurricane Assistance Spans Multiple Levels – Before, During and Even after the Storm

NOAA ISSUES FINAL 2005-2006 U.S. WINTER OUTLOOK: ENSO Conditions Unlikely to Impact Winter — As meteorological winter approaches, the NOAA Climate Prediction Center issued the final update to the 2005-2006 U.S. Winter Outlook. For December through February, the outlook continues to call for this winter to be warmer than the 30-year average.

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	NOAA Conducts Aerial Photography Missions over Regions Affected by Hurricane Wilma
	NOAA Performs Aerial Survey of Regions Affected by Hurricane Rita
	NOAA Hurricane Katrina Support Activities; Aerial Photography Flights Yield Thousands of Images
	NOAA Hurricane Hunter Pilot Captures Katrina at Her Meanest

	NOAA to Conduct Briefing on 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season; NOAA's Many Hurricane Response Capabilities Also Highlighted — News conference Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at 11:15 EST

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•	NOAA David Johnson Award — Nomination Deadline Dec. 1, 2005	•	FY 2008 Annual Guidance Memorandum (PDF)
•	Economic Statistics for NOAA (PDF) — Fourth Edition 2005	•	Strategic Plan for the U.S. Integrated Earth Observation System
•	NOAA 2006 Budget Request — "Blue Book" Online	•	Dept. Of Commerce Consistency Appeal of Islander East Pipeline Company (54-page PDF File)
•	NOAA Strategic Plan, 2005-2010 (PDF)	•	Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Appeals

•	NOAA Cooperative Conservation	•	NOAA Climate Data at a Glance - Find 108 years of weather data for the U.S.
•	New England Red Tide Information Center	•	Search & Rescue Satellite-aided Tracking/Emergency Beacon registration - See how NOAA's SARSAT helps to save mariners, aviators and other people in distress.
•	NOAA Ocean Explorer - Ocean exploration without getting wet!	•	Beach Temperatures

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Visit NOAA's Undersea Research Program, or NURP, where scientists investigate the undersea environment to put together the pieces of the ocean’s puzzle.

Scientists use tools such as submersibles, remotely operated vehicles, mixed gas diving gear, underwater laboratories and observatories, and other cutting edge technologies to explore the undersea universe.

	The Emmy award-winning NOAA documentary, Saving Springer, is a remarkable and inspirational story about the work that NOAA does every day. Springer, a young abandoned killer whale, might have faced a solitary existence, left to make her way as best she could. Instead, the work and dedication of NOAA professionals gave Springer a new chance at life and helped her return to her family.
	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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