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Restoring Natural Resources after Disasters: NOAA’s FAST Program Keeps Scientists Ready to Respond
By Sarah Allan, Assessment and Restoration Division
alyssa.gray Fri, 06/29/2018 - 13:07
A group of people in tall grass looking at a plot of ground.

This is the fifth blog in a week-long series to highlight the importance of disaster preparedness. Follow us this week as we take a look at how NOAA prepares for natural and human-made disasters, and how you can prepare for the 2018 hurricane season. Share your #DisasterPreparedness strategy by commenting on our blog, or replying to our Twitter and Facebook.

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Natural Disasters
preparedness
Assessment and Restoration Division
Preparing to Reduce Marine Debris During Hurricanes
By Krista Stegemann, OR&R's Marine Debris Program
alyssa.gray Wed, 06/27/2018 - 23:01
Damaged vessels and debris.

This week, we're taking a look at how pollution travels. Whether it be a plastic bottle riding an ocean current thousands of miles away, or hazardous material working its way up an ecosystem, pollution often has a way of spreading. In this blog from OR&R's Marine Debris Program, learn about how disaster like hurricanes can cause marine debris, and how you can prevent it. Learn more about how pollution travels on our website.

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Marine Debris
Natural Disasters
preparedness
Natural Disasters are Part of Nature, Planning for Disasters Should be Just as Natural
By Charlie Henry, OR&R’s Disaster Response Center
alyssa.gray Wed, 06/27/2018 - 12:53
A stormy shoreline.

This is the third blog in a week-long series to highlight the importance of disaster preparedness. Follow us this week as we take a look at how NOAA prepares for natural and human-made disasters, and how you can prepare for the 2018 hurricane season. Share your #DisasterPreparedness strategy by commenting on our blog, or replying to our Twitter and Facebook.

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preparedness
Natural Disasters

Preparing for the 2018 Hurricane Season at FEMA

Posted Tue, 06/26/2018 - 12:21
By Chris Landsea, National Hurricane Center
An infrared satellite image of a hurricane.

This is the second blog in a week-long series to highlight the importance of disaster preparedness. Follow us this week as we take a look at how NOAA prepares for natural and human-made disasters, and how you can prepare for the 2018 hurricane season. Share your #DisasterPreparedness strategy by commenting on our blog, or replying to our Twitter and Facebook.

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emergency response
Natural Disasters
Disaster Preparedness: It’s Not a One Time Effort
By Alyssa Gray, Office of Response and Restoration
alyssa.gray Mon, 06/25/2018 - 12:15
A man on a boat writing on a clipboard.

This week, NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration is highlighting the importance of disaster preparedness. Follow us this week as we take a look at how NOAA prepares for natural and human-made disasters, and how you can prepare for the 2018 hurricane season. Share your #DisasterPreparedness strategy by commenting on our blog, or replying to our Twitter and Facebook.

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Natural Disasters
preparedness
Emergency Response Division (ERD)
Minds Behind OR&R: Say Aloha to Mark Manuel
By Shanelle Naone, Office of Response and Restoration Marine Debris Program
alyssa.gray Tue, 06/19/2018 - 17:31
A scuba diver underwater.

This is the ninth in a monthly series profiling scientists and technicians who provide exemplary contributions to the mission of NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). This month’s profile is on Marine Debris Program Pacific Island Regional Coordinator Mark Manuel.

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Marine Debris
Pacific Islands
Pacific Ocean

Shelle-brate World Sea Turtle Day!

Posted Fri, 06/15/2018 - 12:07
By Melissa Bernhard, Mote Marine Laboratory
A baby sea turtle crawling on a beach toward water.

Mote Marine Laboratory was instrumental in the sea turtle rescue efforts during Deepwater Horizon and in honor of World Sea Turtle Day, June 16, Mote is excited to share some of the other work they do with sea turtles through their Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program. Find out more about Mote’s work to monitor and protect nesting activity in southwest Florida — a hotspot for loggerhead sea turtles — in this day-in-the-life blog by Mote Senior Biologist Melissa Bernhard.

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Deepwater Horizon
research

Incident Responses for May 2018

Posted Wed, 06/06/2018 - 16:39
A vessel in water.

Every month our Emergency Response Division provides scientific expertise and services to the U.S. Coast Guard on everything from running oil spill trajectories to model where the spill may spread, to possible effects on wildlife and fisheries, and estimates on how long the oil may stay in the environment.

This month OR&R responded to eight incidents, including oil discharges, sunken vessels, and hazardous material releases.

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Emergency Response Division (ERD)
ship groundings
oil spill

MARPLOT on the Mississippi: How OR&R’s Mapping Software Supports Oil Spill Response

Posted Tue, 06/05/2018 - 13:48
By Kristen Faiferlick, NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration
A man using a laptop at a table beneath a large screen depicting a map.

Just before midnight on April 22, 2018, the M/V Iver Exporter was removing the sea water taken on the ship — also known as ballast, this water is used for balancing cargo — when the crew spotted a black sheen of heavy fuel oil around the vessel on the Mississippi River near New Orleans. Responders moved into action to stop the spill and protect our natural and man-made resources. But how did they ensure everyone was on the same page, looking at the same map?

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response
oil spill
Emergency Response Division (ERD)