National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration articles

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  Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels reach milestone high as global warming worsens

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 10, 2013 06:55 pm + 140 comments

  Atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the primary gases involved in global warming, Continue reading…

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  Lights out: could a powerful blast from the sun send us back to the stone age?

  By Carl Franzen on May 6, 2013 12:15 pm + 67 comments

  Of all the issues facing the world right now that the US government is concerned about, the sun may Continue reading…

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  National Weather Service changes warning policies in response to Hurricane Sandy

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 4, 2013 05:02 pm + 4 comments

  The National Weather Service issued a policy change today that will allow it to broadcast hurricane Continue reading…

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  NASA begins testing GPS-based earthquake and tsunami detection system

  By Amar Toor on April 25, 2012 02:33 am

  NASA announced today that it has begun testing a GPS system designed to locate the precise position Continue reading…

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  US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration drops BlackBerry for iPhone

  By Adi Robertson on February 11, 2012 07:06 am + 46 comments

  After years of being the go-to device for US government agencies, the BlackBerry has just lost a Continue reading…