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In partnership with state, tribal, and federal agency partners, the Obama Administration today released the first draft national strategy to help decision makers and resource managers prepare for and help reduce the impacts of climate change on species, ecosystems, and the people and economies…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Invasive Species Awareness Week 2012 -- Feb 26-Mar 3, 2012 A broad coalition of stakeholders will gather to spotlight harmful invasive species that cause a multibillion-dollar annual drain on our nation's economy. A…
NOAA announces two additional severe weather events reached $1 billion damage threshold, raising 2011’s billion dollar disaster count from 12 to 14 events
By Carmen TorrentIn January, people reflect on their lives and make a list of things they want to get, change or strike out. The tradition of making resolutions comes from ancient times. The Roman Empire established January 1 as the beginning of the year and placed Janus, a mystic god, as the…
Por Carmen TorrentEn enero la mayoría de las personas reflexionan sobre su vida y hacen una lista de cosas que quieren conseguir, cambiar o eliminar de sus vidas. La tradición de hacer resoluciones viene de la antigüedad El imperio romano estableció el 1ro de enero como el inicio del año y…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- North American Bat Death Toll Exceeds 5.5 Million From White-nose Syndrome (Jan 17, 2012) On the verge of another season of winter hibernating bat surveys, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists and partners estimate that at…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- 3rd International Symposium on Weeds and Invasive Plants (Agricultural Weeds and Plant Invaders) Oct 2-7, 2011Ascona (Monte Verita) Switzerland Scientists and practitioners from all over the world met from Oct 3 to 7, 2011 in…
By Amy MillerThere are people who make New Year’s Resolutions and those who think we are silly.January 1 gives the former a date to wipe the slate clean. On Feb. 1, we might decide to consume less or moisturize more. On March 1, we might swear to eat more healthfully or exercise more diligently.…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Washington Invasive Species Council: Annual Report - 2011 This report to the Legislature summarizes the work of the council during the past year and discusses the threat invasives species pose to Washington's landscape,…
Robert Detrick, Ph.D, a marine geophysicist, was named the new head of NOAA’s research office today. Detrick will start as the assistant administrator of the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) on Feb. 13.
Each week we write about the science behind environmental protection.Previous Science Wednesdays.By Alan Hecht and Joseph FikselSome people might be surprised to hear that there’s a National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) conference this week here in Washington, DC focused on…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- National Ocean Policy Draft Implementation Plan (Jan 12, 2012) As part of President Obama's National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, the National Ocean Council has released a draft…
Posted by USDA's National Invasive Species Information Center -- Salazar Announces Ban on Importation and Interstate Transportation of Four Giant Snakes that Threaten Everglades (Jan 17, 2012) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a rule that would ban the importation and interstate…
By Amy MillerDuring the holidays we drive. I personally drive to see my mother at Thanksgiving and my in-laws at Christmas. I drive to find presents for my loved ones and I tend to be on the road for movies, sibling visits and snow fun during school breaks.Most of the time I don’t even consider…
By Shelly RosenblumPsychology is fascinating, especially when you consider how we use it on ourselves – or against ourselves to be more precise. When do we use it against ourselves? When we put things off that are good for us, like cutting back on junk food, or skipping the gym, or when we hear…
Por El señor Shelly RopsenblumLa psicología es fascinante, sobre todo, cuando la aplicamos a nosotros mismos; o en contra de nosotros mismos para ser más precisos. ¿Cuándo la usamos en nuestra contra? Cuando alguien nos dice que hagamos la prueba de radón y nos decimos a nosotros mismos que…
By Administrator Lisa P. Jackson“Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve.” Those words from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. have inspired millions of Americans over the years to step up and serve. And they’re the words that come to mind each January, when we honor Dr. King’s legacy on…
By Jeanethe FalveyI live just outside of Boston, but never saw myself as a city mouse. Someday the country will be my happy place again, but for now, I love where I live.I love supporting small, local shops to buy groceries, coffee, repair clothing; I can easily find recycling and trash bins;…
Remarks delivered by NOAA Administrator on sustainable oceans at University of California Davis
Nitrate (NO 3 ) is a common inorganic form of nitrogen. Chemically, it is an anion with a single negative charge, consisting of one atom of nitrogen and three atoms of oxygen. Because it is an anion, it is soluble in water. Plants normally use nitrate as their source of the nitrogen needed by all…