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- Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left” and “right?” https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/port-starboard.html 617 comments
- A Tale of Two Feet https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/geodesy/international-foot.html 138 comments
- 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html 161 comments
- How far does sound travel in the ocean? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sound.html 47 comments
- What is the highest point on Earth as measured from Earth's center? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/highestpoint.html 59 comments
- NOAA Begins Posting Hurricane Michael Damage Assessment Imagery https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/oct18/michael-storm-imagery.html 5 comments
- Why is the ocean salty? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/whysalty.html 90 comments
- 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.html 13 comments science
- Why are there Hadley cells, Ferrel cells, and Polar cells? What causes the air to sink between cells? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_currents/media/high_n_low_pressure240.gif 3 comments askscience
- The Southern Ocean is the 'newest' named ocean. It is recognized by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names as the body of water extending from the coast of Antarctica to the line of latitude at 60 degrees South. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/howmanyoceans.html 4 comments politics
- Science AMA Series: Hi, we’re NOAA scientists Jennifer Koss, Mark Eakin, and Randy Kosaki. We are here to talk about the global coral bleaching event that we are experiencing right now. Ask Us Anything! http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/profiles/dec13/koss.html 385 comments science
- Why does sea level vary across the globe? http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/globalsl.html 5 comments askscience
- TIL that the world's oceans hold roughly 20 million tons of dissolved gold, but there exists no profitable means of collecting it. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/gold.html 7 comments science