June 27, 2019
Stories tagged "NOAA"
June 26, 2019
Space X Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches With Huge Payload
by Alexandra Patel and Monica Medina Overnight on Tuesday, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy Rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with loud sonic booms and managed to successfully land two of its launch vehicles on landing...One Cool Thing: First Ever Recording of a Right Whale Singing
Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have recorded for the first time ever the “singing” by a rare and endangered North Pacific Right Whale. Humpback whales are known for their songs, but no one has ever before...June 5, 2019
Hurricane Season Begins With Disturbance In Gulf of Mexico
Hurricane Season in the Atlantic officially began last Saturday, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting a “near normal” year with nine to fifteen named storms, of which four to eight may strengthen to become...June 2, 2019
Shipwreck Accidentally Discovered When Testing New Equipment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ocean exploration ship the Okeanos Explorer made an exciting discovery on May 16 — while conducting an “engineering dive” in the Gulf of Mexico to test new remotely operated vehicle (ROV)...May 24, 2019
Hawaiian tourists will no longer be able to swim with wild dolphins
For tourists visiting Hawaii, a swim with wild Hawaiin spinner dolphins (or “naia” in the Hawaiian language) has traditionally been a popular attraction. However, growing awareness of how human interaction can harm wild dolphins has encouraged regulators to enact...April 16, 2019
Despite Rampant Sexual Harassment at AccuWeather, Former CEO to Get Senate Vote
Barry Myers, the nominee to be the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), led a company, AccuWeather, that had a culture of “rampant sexual harassment and retaliation” against women, including “groping, touching...April 5, 2019
Interview of the Week: Kathy Sullivan
Kathy Sullivan was a crew member on three Space Shuttle missions, she was the first American woman to walk in space, and she served as the most recent Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ODP: Last week, NASA astronauts Christina Koch...March 29, 2019
Interview of the week: Monica and Miro close out Women’s History Month
As we come to the end of Women’s History Month, we thought it would be fun to help you get to know us by interviewing each other about our experiences as women in the environmental world, why we started ODP, and what keeps us going. We hope you enjoy!...March 14, 2019