December

• Changes in Grass Shrimp Populations Identified as Measuring Tool for Coastal Sediment Contamination, and for Measuring Estuarine Health
• NOAA Fisheries Service Proposes Rule to Improve Sea Turtle Bycatch Monitoring
• Mini Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Show Research Value; Operating in Shallow Waters, AUVs Sample Tidal Rivers and Estuaries
• NOAA Comes to the Aid of Rare Monk Seal Twins
• NOAA Increases Tsunami Warning Capability for the Most Threatened Parts of the United States
• NOAA Study Shows Nutrient Pollution Increasing along Mid-Atlantic and New England Coasts
• New Online Index Provides Information to Public on Ozone Hole Recovery
• NOAA Hails Congressional Passage of Fisheries Bill
• NOAA, Indian Space Research Organisation Announce Plans for New Station to Receive NPOESS Data
• NOAA Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Database Available Online
• NOAA Reports 2006 Marked by Severe Heat Waves, Widespread Drought, Wildfires
• NOAA Tracking Space Weather Event
• NOAA Seeks Applicants for the 2007 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program; Up to $29,000 Available to Each Student for Studies and Internships
• Student Groups Give Federal Executives and Lawmakers Their Plans to Fix Ocean and Coastal Problems in Their Communities; NOAA Joins Coastal America and Federal Partners to Sponsor the Second National Student Summit in Washington, D.C.
• NOAA Awards More than $2.25 Million to Improve Understanding of "Dead Zone" Impacts on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem
• Satellites Find Cleaner Air Across Eastern U.S.
• El Niño Gains Strength
• Commerce Secretary and NOAA Administrator Announce New National Hurricane Center Director; Bill Proenza to Succeed Max Mayfield
• United States Makes Push for Bluefin Tuna Recovery
• NOAA Tide Stations Upgraded to Better Detect Tsunamis; Stations Come Online to Join National Tsunami Program
• NOAA Provides First Tsunami Detection Buoy for the Indian Ocean

November

• Return of El Niño Yields Near Normal 2006 Atlantic Hurricane Season
• New Global Highway to Broadcast Vital Environmental Data; Public Health, Agriculture, Energy, Weather, Climate, Other Sectors Will Benefit
• NOAA National Weather Service Creates New Forecast Zones for Portions of Maryland and West Virginia
• NOAA Recommends New East Coast Ship Traffic Routes to Reduce Collisions with Endangered Whales
• New Data Show Downward Trend in Arctic Sea Ice
• U.S. Protests Japan's Announced Return to Whaling in the Antarctic
• NOAA Issues Final Forecast for 2006-2007 U.S. Winter Season; December, January, February Forecast Still On Track
• NOAA Reports U.S. Cooler and Wetter than Average in October; October Global Temperature 4th Warmest on Record
• NOAA 10-Year Aquaculture Plan Available for Public Comment
• NOAA Announces New Cooperative Institute Serving Northern Gulf of Mexico; Climate And Coastal Hazards Among Research Themes
• NOAA Builds its Largest Barrier Island Project
• U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Addresses Caribbean Coral Reef Management Challenges, Launches Planning for 2008 International Year of the Reef
• U.S., 24 Other Countries, and European Commission Protest Iceland's Return to Whaling
• NOAA Says Invasive Species Prevention and Control Focus Needed on Non-native Lionfish
• $2.5 Million Grant to University of Michigan to Develop Forecasting for Dead Zones in Lake Erie
• Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument Trustees Partner in Marine Debris Removal
• NOAA Research of Hurricane Isabel Reveals Intensity Clues

October

• NOAA Releases Expanded World Ocean Database
• VT Halter Marine to Build Swath Vessel for NOAA
• Satellite, a Milestone in U.S.-European Cooperation, Sends First Images; NOAA Instrument Aboard Satellite is Switched On
• NOAA Awards Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission $4.7 Million over Five Years to Study the Role of Nutrients in State Red Tide Events
• NOAA Adds Wind Component to Coral Bleaching Warning System
• NOAA and U.S. Navy Develop First Pre-incident Survey; Pearl Harbor Survey Designed to Assess Potential Threats to Ecology
• NASA and NOAA Announce Antarctic Ozone Hole Is a Record Breaker
• NOAA Issues U.S. Winter Update; December, January, February Seasonal Forecast Still On Course
• Gutierrez Calls Icelandic Whale Hunting Announcement Disappointing
• NOAA Awards WHOI $7.5 Million over Five Years to Extend Harmful Algal Bloom Models & Forecasts to New Areas of the Gulf of Maine
• Studies Affirm Seafood to Be a Healthy Food Choice
• U.S. Has Cooler September after near Record Warm Summer, Global September Temperature Fourth Warmest on Record
• Tiny Dust Specks Could Have Big Effect on Hurricanes
• Scientists Create High-resolution Coastal Relief Models for Improved Tsunami Forecasting
• New Coral Reef Management Guide Provides Strategies to Conserve World's Coral Reefs
• NOAA Outlook Calls for Mild Winter for Most of the Nation
• NOAA, National Science Teachers Association Unveil Comprehensive Online Teaching Tool for Coral Reef Ecosystems
• NOAA Implements Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast System for Texas Gulf Coast
• New Shipwreck Discovered During First Expedition to Northwestern Hawaiian Islands since Marine Monument Designation
• King Aerospace to Build, Test Radar for NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
• NOAA Reports Decreased Levels of Toxins in Mollusks

September

• NOAA Team Assesses Marine Debris Impacts in Gulf Region
• Scientists Pinpoint Cause of Slowing Methane Emissions; Trend May Revert to 'Typical' Rate of Increase, With Climate Impacts
• Research Expedition Reveals Details of Submerged Wreck of Historic Naval Airship USS Macon in NOAA Monterey Bay Sanctuary
• "Smart" Balloons Carrying Unh-built Ozone Instrument Probe Gulf of Mexico Air
• New Research Strategy Report Aims to Reduce Human Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms; Research Targets Public Health and Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms
• Wandering Hooded Seals Puzzle and Challenge NOAA's Stranding Network
• Short-term Cooling of Oceans Suggest 'Speed Bump' in Warming
• West Coast Students to Name Newest NOAA Ship in Contest
• NOAA and State of California Launch Public Awareness Program to Help Protect Pacific Ocean; Campaign Proclaims: The Ocean Takes Care of Us, Let's Return the Favor
• NOAA Responds to International Oil Spills; Spills in Lebanon and Philippines Place Natural Resources at Risk
• U.S. Has Second Warmest Summer on Record; Nation Experienced Warmest January - August Period On Record
• NOAA Issues Unscheduled El Niño Advisory; El Niño Makes a Comeback
• NOAA Leads Major Air Quality Research Effort in East Texas and Gulf of Mexico
• NOAA National Weather Service to Conduct Limited Tsunami Warning Communications Test along U.S. West Coast
• Student Intern Takes the Prize Aboard NOAA Ship Albatross IV
• Ocean Expedition Explores Submerged Wreck of Historic Naval Airship USS Macon in NOAA Monterey Bay Sanctuary
• New Study Confirms Low Tsunami Risk at Pearl Harbor
• NOAA, Virginia Institute of Marine Science Announce Plans to Aid Chesapeake Bay Cleanup; Derelict Crab Pots and Fishing Gear Focus of Group's Effort
• NOAA Helps Return 14 Sea Turtles to the Wild; Largest Such Release in New England History

August

• U.S. Agencies Adopt Cutting-edge Weather Forecast Model
• NOAA Unveils Hurricane Katrina Web Site Capturing the Storm’s Power and Aftermath; Web Site Offers Comprehensive Look at the Historic Storm and NOAA’s Response
• Researchers Study Formation of Hurricanes
• Commerce Secretary Announces $128 Million Cooperative Agreement to Assist Gulf States Recover and Monitor Fisheries; Gulf Seafood Safe to Eat as One-year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Approaches
• NOAA Dedicates New Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Research Vessel
• NOAA, NSF Observe 20th Anniversary of Ozone Hole 'Success Story'
• NOAA Adds Four New Dart Buoys to the U.s. Tsunami Warning System
• Study Recommends Steps for Improving Space Weather Activities
• NOAA Biologist and Physical Scientist Win Presidential Early Career Awards
• NOAA Researchers Determine Important Indicator of Ecology Health; Grass Shrimp May Become a Leading Coastal Ecological Indicator
• NOAA and Partners Respond to Mock Oil Spill in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; Safe Seas Emergency Response Drill to Enhance Public Safety and Environmental Protection
• Restoration Efforts Follow Ship Grounding, Reef Damage; 'Threatened' Coral Species Affected
• El Niño in this Winter's Forecast?
• NOAA Continues to Predict Above-normal Hurricane Season
• U.S. Has its Second-hottest July on Record; Drought Conditions Worsen
• Lightning Casualties in the U.S. Climb as Summer Continues
• Invasive Lionfish Focus of NOAA Research Cruise; Public Education About Invasive Species Part of Mission
• Summer’s Peak Has Arrived; Caution: Deadly Heat Wave Reaches East Coast

July

• NOAA Fisheries Service Establishes Critical Marine Protected Area in Alaska
• NOAA Issues Bulletin on Introduction of Non-native Red Sea Bannerfish into Florida Waters
• NOAA National Weather Service Declares Disneyland Resort StormReady
• NOAA Accepts Delivery of New Fisheries Survey Vessel; Advanced Capabilities Provide Unique Fisheries Research Platform
• NOAA Forecasts Larger than Normal "Dead Zone" for Gulf this Summer
• NOAA Researcher Joins with Astronauts to Test Moon Exploration Concepts on the Seafloor
• NOAA Weather Forecast Offices and Operations in the Line of Fire
• Researchers to Broadcast Live from Site of Historic USS Monitor Wreck
• NOAA Brings Shipwrecks, Marine Life Closer to Home Through New Marine Science Web Portal
• NOAA Launches Debris Removal from Main Hawaiian Islands; Sites Identified in Recent Helicopter Survey, Oahu Up First
• U.S. Experienced Record Warm First Half of Year, Widespread Drought and Northeast Record Rainfall
• 110 Students Spend Summer with NOAA on Hollings Scholarships
• NOAA Ship Nancy Foster Assists in Whale Rescue
• NOAA Issues Unscheduled Update to U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook
• NOAA's New Great Lakes Weather Observation Platforms Provide More Data for Forecasters and Boaters
• NOAA CoastWatch Program Opens East Coast Node; Chesapeake Bay Office Hosts Enhanced Environmental Satellite Data Capabilities
• NOAA Satellites Respond to Distress Calls
• NOAA Issues Service Assessment Report on Hurricane Katrina; Evaluation Highlights Agency Successes & Recommends Improvements

June

• NOAA Warns That Nature's Fireworks and Outdoor Activities Can Be a Deadly Mix
• NOAA Atmospheric Monitoring Facility in Hawaii Marks Milestone; Mauna Loa Turns 50
• NOAA Scientists Demonstrate Southern Ocean Divide
• NOAA Scientists Discover Expanded Range of Deepwater Corals off Washington State Coast
• NOAA and VT Halter Marine Commemorate Construction Milestones of Two New Fisheries Survey Vessels
• NOAA Proposes Regulations to Reduce Risk of Collisions Between Ships and Endangered Northern Right Whales
• NOAA Releases Report on Status of U.S. Marine Fisheries for 2005
• NOAA Ozone Forecasting Tool Now Covers Western U.S.
• Sizzling Days of Summer Are Here; July through September U.S. Summer Outlook
• U.S. Has Fourth Warmest Spring, Widespread Drought Continues; Global Temperature Warmer Than Average
• NOAA Announces Lightning Safety Awareness Week, Emphasizes Risk Reduction; "Leon the Lightning Lion" Joins Effort To Educate Children
• President Sets Aside Largest Marine Conservation Area on Earth; Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument Encompasses Nearly 140,000 Square Miles
• NOAA Presents Awards to Three Students at 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
• Sweep the Reef, Sweep the Beach Clean up Lined-up for World Oceans Day
• NOAA National Weather Service Debuts Heat Health Watch/Warning System in Portland Metro Area
• NOAA Releases Annual Compilation of Agency Economic Statistics
• NOAA Educates Beachgoers on How to Break the Grip of the Rip®

May

• NOAA National Weather Service Declares Walt Disney World Resort StormReady
• Student Team from Mississippi's Sacred Heart School Names NOAA's New Fisheries Vessel
• New NOAA Environmental Satellite Launched, Reaches Orbit
• Explorers Discover Undersea Volcano's Long-term Eruption
• NOAA Predicts Very Active 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season; Residents in Hurricane Prone Areas Urged to Make Preparations
• NOAA Scientists Re-analyze Weather Conditions During Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
• Warmest April on Record in U.S.; Drought Persists Across South and Southwest
• NOAA-funded Project Locates Four More Historic Revolutionary War Shipwrecks; Narrows Search for Capt. Cook's "Endeavour"
• NOAA and EPA Ask: Are You Air Aware?
• NOAA Unveils Teacher in the Air Book During National Conference and Distributed During Hurricane Awareness Tour; Hurricane Awareness is Key Element
• NOAA Seeks Comment on the Incidental Harassment of Marine Mammals in the Arctic Ocean
• Elkhorn and Staghorn Corals Listed in Threatened Status; NOAA Hosting Public Information Workshops in South Florida and Caribbean
• NOAA Concludes Successful Hurricane Awareness Tour; Continued Preparedness Efforts Urged
• U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Announces New Conservation Initiatives Aimed at Reducing Illegal Aquarium Trade in Reef Fish; NOAA Rules on New Protections for Threatened Coral Species
• International Treaty Designed to Restore/Protect Ozone Layer Working, Say Scientists
• Report Reconciles Atmospheric Temperature Trends; First of 21 Reports from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program Significantly Revises, Updates Conclusions from Previous Key Reports
• Area Where Hurricanes Develop Is Warmer, Say NOAA Scientists
• NOAA Issues Greenhouse Gas Index

April

• NOAA Reaches a Critical Milestone in U.S. Tsunami Warning System Expansion
• NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Campaign Goes Airborne for Gulf Coast and Florida Residents
• NOAA Fisheries Service Releases Final Report on 2004 Stranding of Melon-headed Whales in Hawaii
• Space Weather Week 2006; The Meeting of Space Weather Research, Applications, Operations and Users
• NOAA Announces Recipients of 2006 Environmental Hero Awards; National Award Program Recognizes Individuals, Groups Protecting Environment
• NOAA Research Vessel Receives Award for Vegetarian Diet
• NOAA Helps Ocean Racers Avoid Right Whales
• NOAA Launches First Set of Atlantic Basin Tsunami Buoy Stations
• Some East Coast States Have Driest March Ever, Severe Drought Continues in Southwest, Southern Plains, Record Rainfall in Hawaii
• Relief Felt as Red River Flood Levels Begin to Decline
• NOAA Promoting Ocean Science Through School Milk Carton Campaign in St. Louis
• NOAA Research Links Water Mold to Lesions, Ulcers in East Coast Estuarine
• NOAA Begins Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Restoration Project
• Dennis, Katrina, Rita, Stan and Wilma "Retired" from List of Storm Names; International Committee Selects Replacement Names for 2011 List
• NOAA / NSF Cruise Reveals Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Chemistry, Biology of North Pacific Ocean
• NOAA Reports Tornado Season Starts Busy; Outbreak Underscores Value of NOAA Weather Radio

March

• NOAA Completes Forecast System for Great Lakes; System Aids Navigation, Boating, Search and Rescue, and Emergency Response
• NOAA Fisheries Service Releases Necropsy Report; Cause of 2005 Marine Mammal Strandings Unclear
• NOAA Web Portal Makes the Search for past Weather Data User-friendly
• Floods Cost Lives and Billions of Dollars in Property Damage Each Year Around the United States; 2005 Hurricanes Particularly Devastating to Life and Property; NOAA Reminds Everyone about Flood Safety Awareness
• State, Federal Leaders Release Plan to Strengthen Protection for the Gulf of Mexico Within Three Years; Governors' Action Plan Outlines Projects for a Healthy and Resilient Coast
• National Ice Center Confirms New Antarctic Iceberg
• Officials to Test Alaska Tsunami Warning System; "Live" Warnings Part of Tsunami Awareness Week
• NOAA Leads Research Mission of U.S. Virgin Islands' Underwater Habitats
• NOAA Space Environment Center: Earth's First Defense Against the Sun's Fury; Space Weather Week Set for April
• NOAA Announces U.S. Spring Outlook; Drought and Wildfire Concerns Highlighted for April through June
• NOAA Introduces New Version of nowCOAST Web Mapping Portal Displaying Real-time Coastal Information
• GSA, NOAA and Opus Break Ground for NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction; New Facility to be Centerpiece of the University of Maryland's M-Square Research and Technology Park
• NOAA Scientist Inducted into Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
• U.S. Winter Much Warmer than Average; Drought Worsened in Southwest, Southern Plains; Northwest Had Heavy Rains
• NOAA Designates Extensive Area off West Coast as Essential Fish Habitat; Prohibits Bottom Trawling and other Fishing Methods in Large Areas
• NOAA Assists NASA Mars Mission; Space Environment Center Keeps Close Watch for Solar Storms
• NOAA Removes Goliath Grouper from Species of Concern List Harvesting Still Prohibited
• Right Whales Seen off Florida Gulf Coast; Mariners Asked to Use Caution and Keep Sharp Lookout
• NOAA Announces Winners in Competition to Design an Environmentally-friendly Anchor

February

• NOAA National Weather Service Declares Benton County, Ark., Nation's 1,000th StormReady Community
• NOAA Expands Coastal Storm Inland Flooding Prediction Tool; Enhancements Bring Valuable Assistance to New England Emergency Managers
• U.S., Europe Take Steps to Advance Polar Satellite Cooperation
• NOAA Takes to the Air to Survey & Locate Marine Debris in Main Hawaiian Islands
• Entangled Humpback Whale Rescued in Hawaiian Waters
• Weekend Snowstorm in Northeast Corridor Classified as a Category 3 "Major" Storm
• Residents Digging out after Powerful and Well-advertised Nor'easter Moves Away
• Powerful Winter Storm Continues to Affect the Northeast
• NOAA Survey Shows Most Flower Garden Banks Coral Reefs Recovering from Bleaching Event; Continued Study May Provide Clues on Reef's Resiliency
• NOAA Reports Record Warm January Across the U.S.; Warmer Temperatures Result in Lower Residential Energy Demand
• NOAA Administrator Announces 2007 Budget Request
• NOAA Announces Expanded Coral Warning System: Meets International Partnership Goal Of President’s Ocean Action Plan
• NOAA National Weather Service Improves Tornado Rating System
• NOAA Says La Niña Here as Predicted; Expect Northwest Storminess and More Drought in South/Southwest
• National Severe Weather Workshop; March 2-4 to Focus on Learning and Growing Together
• NOAA Announces Forecasts of Entire Atlantic Basin; New System Gives Unprecedented Forecasts of Earth's Second Largest Ocean

January

• NOAA Launches Coast Pilot Disaster Impact Web Site; Web Site to Provide Additional Tool for the Road to Recovery in the Gulf Region
• NOAA Reports 2005 Global Temperature Similar to 1998 Record Warm Year
• NOAA Uses New Post-storm Rating System for Big Northeast Snowstorms; Winter Storms Ranked Like Tornado F-Scale
• NOAA Updates List of U.S. Billion-dollar Weather, Climate Disasters
• Norfolk, Va., First East Coast City Declared TsunamiReady
• NOAA Satellites Play Key Role in 222 Rescues in 2005; More Beacons Registered During the Year
• Winter Storms on West Coast Provide a Flood of Data for NOAA Scientists
• Latest Tests of NOAA Gulf Fish Surveys Show No Negative Impact on Seafood Quality
• NOAA Plans Shift in Geostationary Satellite Orbit to Improve Weather Forecast Coverage over South America; Continent Will Benefit from Emerging Global Earth Observation Network
• December 2005 Was Month of Weather Extremes in the U.S.; U.S. Temperatures Were Average; Global Temperature 9th Warmest on Record since 1880
• NOAA Predicts Weak La Niña
• NOAA Names John H. Dunnigan Assistant Administrator for NOAA's National Ocean Service
• Mariners Can Chart Courses at No Charge; NOAA Offers Free Navigational Charts on Web
• NOAA Study Shows Value of PORTS^® Program to Marine Transportation Industry; Tampa Bay System Is First to Quantify Economic Benefits
• NOAA Outlook Shows High Fire Danger Persists
• NOAA Warns Wildfire Threat Won't Soon Be Extinguished