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TORNADOES OF THE 20TH CENTURY TURBULENT YEAR IN WEATHER YEAR-END TIP SHEET: TOP WEATHER AND NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORIES NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS SPECIAL Y2K TEAM WATCHING THE NATION'S WEATHER AND ENSURING READINESS NOAA CALMS THE WATERS AMID FEARS OF "TIDE 2-K" December 16, 1999 Edition NOAA TO AID NORAD IN TRACKING SANTA CLAUS SANTA ASKS NOAA: WILL WE HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS? NOAA RELEASES CENTURY'S TOP WEATHER, WATER AND CLIMATE EVENTS 1999: U.S. EXPERIENCES SECOND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD; GLOBAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE WARMING TREND NOAA FISHERIES IMPLEMENTS LIST OF ALLOWABLE FISHERIES; GEAR NOAA ANNOUNCES FUNDING OF RIVER FORECAST INITIATIVE GRAND BAY DESIGNATED AS 24TH ESTUARINE RESERVE IN NATION NOAA'S WEATHER SERVICE HELPS CENTRAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS PREPARE FOR HURRICANES AND FLOODS AS THEY RECONSTRUCT EARLY WARNING CAPABILITIES AFTER HURRICANE MITCH NOAA'S HURRICANE OFFICIALS ON TARGET WITH PRE-SEASONAL STORM FORECAST; CLOSE 1999 SEASON REPORTING ABOVE AVERAGE FURY AND FLOODS WEATHER SERVICE, HAM RADIO GROUP RUN Y2K BACKUP TEST FOR REPORTING FORECASTS AND WARNINGS NOAA ESTABLISHES DAVID JOHNSON AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE DATA November 16, 1999 Edition GREENHOUSE WARMING MAY DRY OUT AMERICA'S BREAD BASKET, SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS NOAA COMPLETES ITS MISSION IN EGYPTAIR 990 INVESTIGATION November 9, 1999 Edition NEW NOAA SPACE WEATHER SCALES MAKE SOLAR MAX EFFECTS MORE PREDICTABLE NOAA PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN SEARCH FOR DOWNED EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 NOAA SHIP WHITING CONTINUES TO SEARCH FOR EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 NOAA EXPANDS TEAM OF EXPERTS FOR EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 SEARCH BAD WEATHER HAMPERS NOAA SHIP WHITING EGYPTAIR SEARCH NOAA SHIP WHITING BEGINS ITS SEARCH FOR EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 NOAA SHIP WHITING TO JOIN EGYPTAIR FLIGHT 990 SEARCH TORTUGAS 2000: PROTECTING FLORIDA'S CORAL REEFS October 28, 1999 Edition NOAA FISHERIES SEEKING COMMENT ON NAVY REQUEST TO OPERATE LOW-FREQUENCY ACTIVE SONAR October 26, 1999 Edition NOAA ISSUES NATION'S OFFICIAL WINTER FORECAST: LINGERING LA NIÑA WILL SHAPE WEATHER PATTERNS TSUNAMI TEST BUOY REACTS TO CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS Y2K READY PROJECTED INCREASE IN HEAT INDEX MAY IMPACT SOUTHEAST U.S., SAY NOAA SCIENTISTS October 14, 1999 Edition HURRICANE IRENE PROMPTS WEATHER SERVICE WARNING ON INLAND FLOODING October 13, 1999 Edition HURRICANE IRENE CANCELS AQUARIUS UNDERSEA MISSION, AQUANAUTS IN DECOMPRESSION FOR RECOVERY THIS AFTERNOON ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE SHOWS BEGINNING OF RECOVERY PROCESS NOAA NAMES WINNERS OF 1999 WALTER B. JONES MEMORIAL AND NOAA EXCELLENCE AWARDS FOR COASTAL AND OCEAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT SHOWS ATLANTIC SALMON STOCKS ARE CONTINUING TO DECLINE AND NEED ADDITIONAL PROTECTION PACIFIC NORTHWEST FACES ANOTHER WET WINTER CONGRESSIONAL REPORT WILL HELP NOAA FISHERIES RESOLVE COMMERCIAL FISHING FLEET OVERCAPITALIZATION NOAA, EPA SET TO APPROVE FIRST STATE RUNOFF POLLUTION PLAN ATLANTIC HURRICANES DURING LA NIÑA YEARS MORE DAMAGING, COSTLY, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS HONORS NEW NOAA CORPS DIRECTOR SUMMER WRAPS UP DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL IN U.S., WARMER THAN NORMAL GLOBALLY, NOAA ANNOUNCES September 9, 1999 Edition NOAA CHARGES LOUISIANA SEAFOOD DEALER AND FISHERMAN WITH SIGNIFICANT SHARK FISHERY VIOLATIONS HURRICANE DENNIS YIELDS MORE THAN LONGEVITY, NOAA HURRICANE SCIENTISTS SAY September 2, 1999 Edition VICE PRESIDENT AL GORE ANNOUNCES NEW ACTION TO HELP PROTECT AND PRESERVE U.S. SHORES AND OCEANS PERSPECTIVE FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER NOAA OFFERS IMPROVED ACCESS TO SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO NOAA SHIP RUDE—MAPPING THE OCEAN FLOOR August 19, 1999 Edition SEE SATELLITE IMAGERY OF TURKEY OIL REFINERY FIRE NOAA TEAM PERCHES ATOP WASHINGTON MONUMENT FOR GPS "HEIGHT" SURVEY NOAA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL CLIMATE FOR JULY 1999 NOAA FISHERIES AND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE JOIN FORCES TO HELP SAVE SEA TURTLES August 11, 1999 Edition LANDLUBBERS CAN WATCH SCIENTISTS ABOARD NOAA'S AQUARIUS LIVE AND WORK BENEATH THE OCEAN COMMERCE SECRETARY DALEY ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES FOR DROUGHT AND HEAT FORECASTS NOAA CONFIRMS BUSY HURRICANE SEASON FOR 1999 FOUR STATES IN NORTHEAST HAVE DRIEST GROWING SEASON ON RECORD NOAA SCIENTISTS SURVEY GULF OF MEXICO'S WARM WATER RESERVOIRS, ‘FUEL INJECTORS' FOR HURRICANE INTENSIFICATION August 3, 1999 Edition NOAA AWARDED COAST GUARD UNIT COMMENDATION FOR JFK AIRCRAFT SEARCH EFFORTS August 1, 1999 Edition July 27, 1999 Edition WITH NEW WEATHER FORECASTING SYSTEM IN PLACE, NOAA LOOKS TO THE FUTURE REAR ADMIRAL EVELYN J. FIELDS FORMALLY ASSUMES COMMAND OF OFFICE OF NOAA CORPS OPERATIONS NOAA SHIPS RUDE AND WHITING WRAP UP ROLE IN WRECKAGE SEARCH NOAA SHIP WHITING JOINS THE RUDE IN SEARCH FOR KENNEDY PLANE NOAA SHIP RUDE SCANNING OCEAN FLOOR FOR KENNEDY PLANE SOUTH POLE OUTPOST RECEIVES EMERGENCY SUPPLIES LA NIÑA TO LAST THROUGH WINTER OF 2000 July 13, 1999 Edition AMERICANS ATE MORE SEAFOOD IN 1998 July 8, 1999 Edition SCIENTISTS STUDY AIR QUALITY AROUND GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS THE SHRIKE COMMANDER: NOAA'S WORLD CLASS SNOW SURVEY PLATFORM NOAA RESEARCH: OFFICE OF OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH REPORT OUTLINES PLANS TO MEET FUTURE FISH DATA NEEDS June 30, 1999 Edition WEEKLY SNOW COVER PRODUCT REPLACED, NOAA ANNOUNCES TROPICAL OCEAN PLAYS HOST TO MAJOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH EFFORT VOLUNTEERS DIVE IN FOR SCIENCE WITH GREAT AMERICAN FISH COUNT '99 NOAA AND VOLCANIC ASH June 24, 1999 Edition CLINTON ADMINISTRATION UNVEILS NEW SHIP REPORTING SYSTEM TO PREVENT COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES NOAA's FISHERIES SERVICE AWARDS CONTRACT FOR MARINE RECREATIONAL FISHING SURVEY POLAR SNOW REVEALS SECRETS OF OZONE-DEPLETING GASES June 22, 1999 Edition NOAA DIVING PROGRAM MAJOR AIR POLLUTION STUDY BEGINS June 20, 1999 Edition NOAA's FISHERIES SERVICE TO CONDUCT "STATUS REVIEW" OF SEVEN SPECIES OF PUGET SOUND FISH NOAA's ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY NOAA SHIPS ASSIST IN SEARCH AND RESCUES June 15, 1999 Edition NOAA EMPLOYEES RACE FOR THE CURE NOAA RESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES CONTINUE PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH SEAFLOOR OBSERVATORY ON VOLCANO SUMMIT GOES-7 TRANSITIONED TO HAWAII FOR USE BY PEACESAT STATION CORAL REEFS FOCUS OF MANY NOAA AQUARIUS 1999 MISSIONS June 11, 1999 Edition NOAA'S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA, AND INFORMATION SERVICE NOAA'S SPACE ENVIRONMENT CENTER ISSUES FORECASTS FOR SPACE WEATHER NOW YOU CAN "SURF" TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN MID-ATLANTIC REELS FROM DROUGHT: NOAA SAYS SHORT-TERM RELIEF IN SIGHT June 8, 1999 Edition FISHERIES SERVICE REMINDS ANGLERS TO RELEASE STRIPED BASS IN FEDERAL WATERS NOAA'S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE May 27, 1999 Edition NOAA ATTEMPTS RESCUE OF RIGHT WHALE BE PREPARED! BUSY ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON AHEAD SILENT MENACE THREATENS WORLD WHALE STOCKS EARLY WARNINGS SAVE LIVES May 25, 1999 Edition EMWIN: HIGH-TECH READINESS FOR STORMY WEATHER JANUARY THROUGH APRIL WAS SEVENTH WARMEST ON RECORD CONTRACT AWARDED FOR OZONE INSTRUMENT FOR SATELLITE SYSTEM OF THE FUTURE May 19, 1999 Edition NOAA'S ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES NOAA's "Hurricane Hunter" Aircraft SECRETARY DALEY CREATES OMBUDSMAN FOR MARINE FISHERIES ISSUES SENATE CONFIRMS CAPT. EVELYN FIELDS AS DIRECTOR OF NOAA CORPS FORECASTING TORNADOES May 13, 1999 Edition NOAA WEATHER RADIO: A Lifesaver for the Cost of a Pair of Shoes PHOTOS OF DESTRUCTION - OKLAHOMA TORNADO DAMAGE GOES-L LAUNCH DELAYED, NOAA AND NASA ANNOUNCE May 6, 1999 Edition DEADLY TORNADOES STRIKE OKLAHOMA AND KANSAS May 3, 1999 Edition CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO ATTEND WEATHER SATELLITE LAUNCH NOAA SHIP JOHN N. COBB—WEATHERING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ISSUES INITIAL FINDING ON TUNA/DOLPHIN INTERACTIONS; WILL ADOPT NEW DOLPHIN-SAFE LABEL STANDARD April 30, 1999 Edition PENNSYLVANIA TEACHER WINS TRIP TO WEATHER SATELLITE LAUNCH April 29, 1999 Edition April 28, 1999 Edition April 23, 1999 Edition WEATHER SATELLITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN MAY NOAA SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR "COASTAL HEROES" AWARDS NOAA'S FISHERIES SERVICE ISSUES FIRST COMPREHENSIVE FISHING RULES FOR ATLANTIC MIGRATORY FISH EARTH DAY 1999 - AQUANAUTS, NEW SUBMERSIBLES LAUNCH INTO DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN 1999 ENVIRONMENTAL HEROES NAMED NOAA SHIP MCARTHUR TO SUPPORT FIRST DEEP-SEA EXPLORATIONS OF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARIES SPACE WEATHER WEEK IN BOULDER, COLORADO April 15, 1999 Edition OCEANS RETAIN MORE CARBON DIOXIDE DURING EL NIÑO EVENTS HAWAIIAN WHALE WATCHING AND RESEARCH OPERATION ASSESSED $13,000 CIVIL PENALTY FOR PERMIT VIOLATIONS FISHERIES SERVICE RELEASES DRAFT SCIENCE REPORT ON SNAKE RIVER DAM OPTIONS April 14, 1999 Edition OFFICE OF NOAA CORPS OPERATIONS WEATHER SERVICE DECLARES RIVER FORECAST DEMONSTRATION A SUCCESS; SYSTEM HELPS PREDICT FLOODING NOAA's NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYSTEMS RECOGNIZED BY SMITHSONIAN April 9, 1999 Edition April 8, 1999 Edition NOAA SHIP RAINIER VISITS THE CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE ON ITS WAY NORTH TO ALASKA COMMERCE TEAM TELLS AQUACULTURISTS: "HERE WE COME!" COMMERCE DEPARTMENT PROMOTES NOAA FISHERIES DIRECTOR April 6, 1999 Edition April 1, 1999 Edition March 31, 1999 Edition March 16, 1999 Edition March 2, 1999 Edition February 23, 1999 Edition February 12, 1999 Edition February 11, 1999 Edition February 8, 1999 Edition February 3, 1999 Edition February 1, 1999 Edition January 29, 1999 Edition January 25, 1999 Edition January 22, 1999 Edition January 21, 1999 Edition January 14, 1999 Edition January 5, 1999 Edition December 17, 1998 Edition December 15, 1998Edition December 4, 1998 Edition November 1, 1998 Edition October 21, 1998 Edition October 2, 1998 Edition September 1, 1998 Edition August 1, 1998 Edition July 10, 1998 Edition of NOAA News Harmful Algal Bloom Blamed For Sea Lion Deaths Florida Fires More Timely Quota Adjustments Proposed for Atlantic Swordfish Fishery Defense Department Transfers Control of Weather Satellites to NOAA NOAA Corps to be Restructured All systems "go" on backup Weather satellite U.S.S. Monitor Parts Retrieved El Niño and Climate Change: Record Temperature and Precipitation NOAA Issues New Regulations on Space-based Data Collection Systems Vice President Gore Highlights National Weather Service Efforts to Alert the Public of Severe Weather Conditions Scientists to Attempt Close-up Tornado Observations Fisheries Service Announces 1998 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Allocations United States Calls for More Research on Environmental Change That Impacts Whale Stocks;U.S. Resolution Sets Stage for Future Iwc Research Proactive Approach to Hurricane Disaster Reduction May Minimize Costs, Commerce Department Says Expedition Announced to Explore NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries Efforts to Save Millions of Juvenile Red Snapper and Other Finfish Full Production Approved for Advanced Weather Systems EL NIÑO CAUSING CORAL BLEACHING IN PANAMA Shrimpers Can Use Newly Developed Device to Protect Sea Turtles Extreme Weather Measurements Placed Online National Hurricane Center Director Named Secretary Daley Names Earth Day Heroes Commerce & Navy Secretaries Announce National Ocean Conference New Minimum Sizes for Atlantic Billfish Establishedt Nation's First Tornado Forecast Issued 50 Years Ago MCARTHUR Takes Jason Argonauts on Research Expedition Clinton and the Clean Water Act Sharks Protected in Federal Ruling That Supports Precautionary Approach Fisheries Service Proposes Protection for 13 Salmon, Steelhead Popultions on West Coast El Niño Related Drought and Heatwave Over Australia Causing Coral Bleaching at the Great Barrier Reef Research Flights into El Niño Storms Extended Spring's Flood Potential Bears El Niño Fingerprints; Commerce Secretary William Daley Announces Disaster Reduction NOAA Targets Coastal Pollution Under President's Clean Water Initiative Commerce Secretary Announces Appointment of New National Weather Service Director 50th Anniversary of the First Tornado Forecast Warmer and Wetter January Impacts Flood Potential in the Eastern U.S. Taking the Pulse of the Ocean Along Our Coasts NOAA Ship McArthur to Host Classroom@Sea Demonstration Project NOAA To Ask Public's Help in Crafting American Lobster Plan NOAA Places Weather Satellite Image of Japan On-Line NOAA To Fund Studies of El Niño Effects on U.S. Coastal Areas Hurricanes May Be Intensified By Global Warming Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley Announces: El Niño Still Going Strong; Impacts Felt Around the Country

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