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NOAA’S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DECLARES HAWAI`I THE FIRST TSUNAMIREADY
STATE IN THE UNITED STATES
Officials from the NOAA National Weather Service
were in Honolulu to praise Hawai`i’s civil defense team
for completing a set of rigorous warning and evacuation criteria
necessary to earn the distinction of the entire state being
TsunamiReady and StormReady. “It
is with great pride that we announce Hawai`i as the first
TsunamiReady state in America,” said U.S. Senator Daniel
K. Inouye. “Hawai`i has experienced more tsunami threats
than any other state in the union and we know how devastating
they can be. As we near the one-year anniversary of the greatest
tsunami of our lifetime, our hearts go out to those Indian
Ocean countries who are still recovering. In Hawai`i, we have
taken steps to be better prepared for the next tsunami. We
have an emergency operations center in every county, a statewide
siren system, evacuation maps in the phone books, regular
drills and public education programs. These provisions and
others helped the State of Hawai`i become TsunamiReady and
StormReady.”
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NOAA
ORGANIZES RESCUE TEAM TO DISENTANGLE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE
— The NOAA Fisheries Service is leading a team of federal,
state and non-profit biologists and scientists to rescue an
entangled North Atlantic right whale off the southeast coast
of the United States. Severe weather and ocean conditions are
keeping the team temporarily in port, however, the group is
currently tracking the whale. The species is the most critically
endangered in the Atlantic with only about 300 in existence.
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NOAA,
NASA, GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS INC. USE UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DISASTER PROTECTION
— NOAA successfully completed its first series of missions
using a high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system
to support NOAA's operational and research needs. Over the course
of one flight, the Altair UAS set a number of records, including
the longest duration it has flown, the farthest distance from
take off to return to the same base, and the farthest total
distance. |
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WEATHER RADIO: ESSENTIAL ITEM ON EVERY HOLIDAY WISH LIST
— Shoppers scurrying for holiday gifts are encouraged
to purchase a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards unit for everyone
on their list. They can be purchased at many electronics and
department stores or via the Internet from many online merchants.
"NOAA Weather Radio is a critical beacon that warns of
potentially life-threatening weather and man-made events,"
said Brig. Gen. David L. Johnson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), director
of the NOAA National Weather Service. |
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