OAR IA activities
We're all busy preparing for this significant two-week event in June, where Craig will represent the U.S. to this intergovernmental body.
President Biden nominated this familiar face to be NOAA Administrator.
What is Dr. Rick Spinrad?
While the latest NOAA climate report shows the nation has had wetter weather on average in recent decades, it also acknowledges increased severity of this condition in California and the west.
What is drought (also accept fire season)?
In April, the Washington Post ran a story about these "uncrewed surface vehicles," which are particularly useful for NOAA.
What are Saildrones?
NOAA's new guidance says that people who are fully vaccinated can now go without this item in NOAA buildings.
What is a mask?
What is WESTPAC?
This former head of NOAA was appointed to serve in a high-level climate position at OSTP, where she will help with Biden's campaign to "Build Back Better" from the pandemic.
Who is Jane Lubchenco?
NOAA said that this condition, present for the last year, has now ended, to create neutral ENSO conditions.
What is La Nina?
This Chief Science Advisor for NOAA Fisheries recently hosted a bilateral with his Norwegian counterpart.
Who is Dr. Cisco Werner?
This week the IOC convened a meeting of the national committees for what UN initiative?
The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Katie is organizing a workshop on oil spills between the U.S. and this country.
What is Chief Scientist?
The newest NOAA climate report re-classified large parts of this northern U.S. state as "warm summer continental" rather than "sub-Arctic," reflecting the shift in average temperatures.
NOAA is launching a new model to predict this surf zone ocean hazard, which kills more people than tornadoes.
What are rip tides?
NOAA participated in a sub-IPC of the National Security Council on the harmful fishing practices of this country.
What is China?
What is the 2021 All-Atlantic Conference?
The President's 2021 Budget proposed a budget increase for NOAA from $5 billion to this amount. (guess within $0.5 billion)
What is $6.9 billion?
NOAA is considering moving the official start date of this "season" up to May 15, due to changing patterns.
What is the hurricane season?
NOAA is calling attention to a sharp drop in the population of this large species of marine turtle.
What are leatherbacks?
This AOML colleague was elected as vice chair of IOCARIBE at their recent 16th intergovernmental session.
Who is John Cortinas?
Our newest employee/contractor, Joe Naughton, attended all of these three IOC regional conferences in the last month and a half.
What are WESTPAC, IOCARIBE, and IOCINDIO?
In March 2021, the House Science Committee published demographics about NOAA's 2020 workforce and found that African Americans are deeply underrepresented, making up only this percent of the workforce (within 2% points).
What is 4% (only 1.3% are black women)?
NOAA launched a major upgrade to the "American" weather prediction model - this full title for the model is abbreviated to GFS.
What is Global Forecasting System?
NOAA marine mammal experts are investigating an "unusual mortality event" of this species in the San Francisco bay area.
What are gray whales?
The CPO-led National Integrated ____ Health Information System (NIHHIS) is holding a workshop addressing problems mainly present in urban areas the summer. (fill in the blank)
What is Heat?