http://www.rss.noaa.gov/NOAA Magazine provides an in-depth look at the stories behind the NOAA news headlines.en-USNoneJulie.Bedford@noaa.govwebmaster@noaa.govTue, 02 Aug 2005 16:40:37 GMTThu, 23 Aug 2007 19:58:51 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag231.htmThanks to the innovations put in place by NOAA marine superintendent, Dennis Donahue, and the 'Green Ships Initiative,' all three of NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory large diesel research vessels operate fully on bio-based, vegetable products. The R/V Huron Explorer, R/V Shenehon and R/V Laurentian, all use 100 percent soy biodiesel for engine fuel, canola-based motor oil and vegetable-based hydraulic oil for its deck crane, winches, transmission, and steering gear. Not only is this a cost effective way to help reduce environmental emissions, but it also has improved both ship performance and crew health and safety. The ships are the first in the U.S. fleet to operate on 100 percent bio-based products and GLERL has already received two national level awards for this environmental effort. http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag231.htmThu, 23 Aug 2007 19:58:51 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag230.htmConsidering the 3.44 million square miles that comprise federal waters, is twice the size of the entire land mass of the United States, protecting resources withing this marine zone could be seen as a daunting task. However, for the 220 NOAA employees within NOAA Fisheries Service’s Office of Law Enforcement, this is just everyday business. http://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag230.htmFri, 15 Jun 2007 20:23:20 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag229.htmWhile meteorologists at the NOAA National Hurricane Center predict the track and strength of individual storms, the annual Hurricane Seasonal Outlook is an official forecast product of NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It’s the job of NOAA’s seasonal hurricane forecasters to predict tropical storm and hurricane activity over the entire six-month season. RSS News{d7ecf0-82a4-1b71-846d-ef3c41776a85}Wed, 23 May 2007 14:37:37 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag228.htmIn many parts of the country, the arrival of summer signals the start of air pollution season. Fortunately, the NOAA National Weather Service’s air quality forecast guidance, produced in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, helps provide air quality forecasters and the public with information on predicted air quality conditions they need as they plan their daily activities. NOAA’s involvement in air quality forecasting stems from the fact that air quality and weather go hand in hand. Weather can promote both the formation or degradation of various airborne pollutants and can disperse/transport them from one part of the country to another, thus making air quality a national issue.RSS News{4f7df15-767f-7761-4ce0-53499ff12e0d}Mon, 14 May 2007 17:30:01 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag227.htmAll eyes are on the sun now that the NOAA-led Solar Cycle 24 Prediction Panel released its official consensus solar cycle forecast at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., yesterday. “The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012,” said Doug Biesecker, a solar physicist from the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., who also chaired the NASA-funded 12-person panel. RSS News{454f3ffd-2868-9d97-4062-309439dfd120}Mon, 14 May 2007 17:29:56 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag226.htmSpring marks the start of the severe weather season across much of the nation and the NOAA National Weather Service will be there for you if severe weather threatens your area. But did you ever wonder what you can do to help protect yourself, your family and neighbors? Have you considered becoming a trained NOAA Skywarn storm spotter? A trained storm spotter knows their local weather hazards, the visual clues of threatening weather and how to get critical weather information to the local weather service office and emergency managers in a timely manner. RSS News{6802f1d7-8ca0-5996-d700-37fa5691f906}Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:04:00 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag225.htmSteve Murawski has a lot more than just fish on this plate these days. Not only is he the Director of Scientific Programs and Chief Science Advisor at the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, but he also serves as leader of NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal Team, which integrates the agency’s many ecological activities across its various offices.RSS News{bcc727e-8ce5-3353-5b35-27f097e5859d}Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:58:28 GMThttp://www.magazine.noaa.gov/stories/mag224.htmOver the next two years, NOAA will join more than 50,000 people from 63 countries at the poles as part of the fourth International Polar Year, the largest internationally coordinated scientific research effort ever attempted at the poles. From March 1, 2007, through March 9, 2009, scientists from across the globe will collaborate on expeditions and research projects to monitor the health of the polar regions and assess their role in and impact on global climate systems. RSS News{b9954479-45cf-71d7-eb0d-d4cebac1bae8}Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:57:27 GMT