NOAANow - Top News Stories
  • NOAA Expects Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
    An “active to extremely active” hurricane season is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year according to the seasonal outlook issued today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center – a division of the National Weather Service.
  • NOAA Assists Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Efforts - Updated Daily
    NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration is on-scene at the site of the BP/Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. NOAA provides scientific expertise like running oil spill trajectory models and advises on marine life and resources at risk.
  • NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
    NOAA has expanded some boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to capture portions of the slick moving beyond the current boundaries. Please visit http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov for more information.