NOAA ship Oregon II to leave Pascagoula on 300th research cruise
But the future of Aquarius is, at the moment, dark and clouded. The lab, the only one of its kind in the world, has fallen victim to budget cuts from Washington. NOAA was under orders to tighten up, and the $3 million annual budget for Aquarius was
Oregon II.JPG NOAA ship Oregon II will set sail from Pascagoula on Friday for its 300th research cruise. (The Mississippi Press/April Havens). PASCAGOULA, Mississippi — As research vessel Oregon II pulls out of its Pascagoula homeport Friday morning,
Mermaids — those half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since time immemorial. The ancient Greek epic poet Homer wrote of them in The Odyssey. In the ancient
For the entire six-month season, which begins June 1, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center says there's a 70 percent chance of nine to 15 named storms (with top winds of 39 mph or higher), of which four to eight will strengthen
Worldwide, 2011 was the coolest year on record since 2008, yet temperatures remained above the 30 year average, according to the 2011 State of the Climate report released online today by NOAA. The peer-reviewed report,
