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NOAA

NOAA

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A US government agency that monitors the oceans and weather and issues storm warnings
  • proper noun
  • /noʊ.ə/
  • Formal
translation icon : Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA)
  • And NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, remains silent tonight.
  • NOAA Fisheries Service
  • NOAA Marine Fisheries Service
  • NOAA Service

Examples

  • There's a great video of a NOAA flight where they flew into the to the eye of Irma yesterday, which was pretty phenomenal.

  • According to NOAA, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration--

  • So if you go to the NOAA website, you can find that.

  • We're with the NOAA, sir.

  • We have to call the NOAA.

  • Stay tuned to noaa weather radio.

  • You can get ongoing information from NOAA on Hurricane Sandy's anticipated impact in your area here.

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  • Lieutenant McCormick, I'm special agent Hutchinson within NOAA.

  • If you look at the last thirty years of the NOAA CEI, you'll see an increasing trend.

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  • According to NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, climate change is affecting ocean temperatures.

Synonyms

A United States government agency that monitors oceans and weather and issues forecasts and warnings for natural disasters

is the short abbreviation used in informal and technical contexts

Surface Forms

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Etymology

NOAA comes from the first letters of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a US government agency. The parts Oceanic and Atmospheric mean 'sea' and 'air', so think 'sea and air' to remember that NOAA watches the oceans, the weather, and the climate.