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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Quick Facts

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Also Known As NOAA
Date October 3, 1970 - present
Areas Of Involvement Climate • Atmosphere • Weather forecasting • ocean • scientific research • sea grant
Related People Kathryn Sullivan

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oceanic research
Pacific Ocean map showing 2011 Japan tsunami wave heights, with red and purple areas indicating highest waves spreading from Japan across the ocean toward the Americas, labeled with NOAA logo.
Satellite image of Hurricane Katrina as a large, well-defined spiral with a clear eye over the Gulf of Mexico, approaching the southern United States coastline.
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