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NOAA's Ocean Service
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We are the nation's premier federal science agency for the ocean and our coasts. An official @NOAA account: oceanservice.noaa.gov/socialmedia.ht…
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    Sep 30, 2022
    We've started flying over communities affected by Hurricane Ian to assess the damage. Our first flight covered Punta Gorda and portions of Sanibel Island, Cape Coral, and the Caloosahatchee River up to I-75. The first images are available here: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/ian/ind…
    Map of the overflight area
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Oct 31, 2025
    NOAA is flying over over the area affected by Hurricane Melissa to support disaster response efforts in Jamaica. Find all the available imagery in our viewer: storms.ngs.noaa.gov/storms/melissa…
    Map of Jamaica indicating the areas where imagery is available
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    Dec 24, 2021
    Did you know that coral reefs also have Christmas trees? Christmas tree worms, to be exact. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/xmas-tre…
    Christmas tree worms on a coral reef.
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    Apr 7, 2021
    For the first time, NOAA is launching a national rip current forecast model, aimed at saving lives of beach-goers around the country: oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/apr21/rip… #RipTides #BeachSafety @NWS
    Image shows a rip current using a harmless green dye.
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Nov 8, 2025
    Flights over the area affected by Hurricane Melissa have concluded. After just over 55 flight hours we were able to cover 4,075 square kilometers. Imagery from all flights is available here (select layers in the upper right to select specific flights or view MAXAR imagery):
    Map of Jamaica showing all the available imagery
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    Apr 22, 2020
    Happy 50th birthday, Earth Day! Here are ten simple things you can do to help protect our planet as you celebrate: oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/earthday… #EarthDayNOAA
    Infographic showing ten things you can do to protect the earth
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Nov 4, 2025
    Flights over the area affected by Hurricane Melissa continue, with the latest updates covering road corridors in support of search and rescue efforts. Imagery from all flights is available here (select layers in the upper right to select specific flights or view MAXAR imagery):
    Map of Jamaica indicated the areas of imagery (most of the southwestern corner and corridors across to the northern coast)
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    Oct 9, 2024
    Water levels are starting to rise due to Hurricane #Milton at the Naples Bay and Fort Myers NOAA tide stations. View real-time water level and meteorological data at: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/inundationdb/c… Find all NOAA's resources here: noaa.gov/milton Follow @FLSERT for life and
    Graph of water levels showing a sharp increase at Fort Myers
    Graph of water levels showing a sharp increase at Naples Bay
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Jun 8, 2023
    There are so many reasons why we should care about our ocean, on #WorldOceanDay and every day. Here are some of the many benefits to our planet: oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/why-care… #OceanMonthNOAA
    infographic depicting stats on many benefits from the ocean. full text at link.
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    Oct 1, 2022
    We have just added additional imagery to the viewer. The latest update covers parts of Pine Island, Cape Coral, Belle Meade, Marco Island, and several communities around and including Everglades City. (1/3)
    map of the imaged area
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    Jun 23, 2021
    Where is the Earth’s largest waterfall? You might be surprised to find out the answer: oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/largest-… #30DaysofOcean #OceanMonthNOAA #OceanMonth2021
    Infographic describing the world's largest waterfall. See URL link for full text.
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Dec 24, 2022
    Did you know that coral reefs also have Christmas trees? Christmas tree worms, to be exact. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/xmas-tre…
    Photo of Christmas tree worms on a reef
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    Mar 17, 2021
    Scientists used carbon dating to estimate the Greenland shark may live between 250 and 500 years. That means sharks alive today may have been around during New York City's first St. Patrick’s Day parade in the 1760s. oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/greenlan…
    Greenland shark.
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    NOAA's Ocean Service
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    Sep 28, 2022
    Water levels in Naples, Florida have reached more than 6' above normal high tide ahead of #Ian's landfall of, eclipsing the station record of 4.25 feet set during Hurricane Irma in 2017. NOAA is continuing to monitor water levels throughout the region (1/2)
    Map of Florida overlaid with the track of the storm