National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

noun

U.S. Government.

1. a division of the Department of Commerce, created in 1970, that conducts research on the world's oceans and atmosphere. NOAA

Example Sentences

Wind, in particular, is hard to predict, and getting harder with federal cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times

Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which provides essential weather forecasting, and to the Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water systems in the West, threaten the basic functionality of farm life.

From Salon

This is in addition to cutting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget and pushing the privatization of the National Weather Service.

From Salon

Doricko said there’s no chance Rainmaker’s actions — which were contracted by the nonprofit South Texas Weather Modification Assn. and on file with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — contributed to the flood.

From Los Angeles Times

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz slashed funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration mere days before his state was hit by deadly flash floods.

From Salon