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NOAA Ocean Podcast

From corals to coastal science, connect with NOAA experts in our podcast series that explores questions about the ocean environment.

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Hypoxia

Hypoxia

In this episode, hear about a condition known as hypoxia -- where oxygen levels drop so low that creatures in the water ... Read more

18 Jun 2015

2mins

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Exploring the Unknown in the Caribbean

Exploring the Unknown in the Caribbean

Join us for an interview with oceanographer Tim Battista about mapping coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Caribbean. Epi... Read more

1 Apr 2015

21mins

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Motion in the Ocean: Tides and Currents

Motion in the Ocean: Tides and Currents

Understanding how the ocean moves is no easy task. In this episode, we hear from a NOAA oceanographer who studies the ph... Read more

26 Apr 2018

19mins

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Exploring Hawaii's Coral Reefs

Exploring Hawaii's Coral Reefs

Dive into our latest Diving Deeper audio podcast as we explore the importance of Hawaii's coral reefs and what makes the... Read more

3 Dec 2015

22mins

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Vertical Mapping and Atomic Clocks

Vertical Mapping and Atomic Clocks

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, are developing atomic clocks that are so accu... Read more

24 Sep 2015

12mins

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The Intracoastal Waterway

The Intracoastal Waterway

What is the Intracoastal Waterway? In this podcast, join Captain Shep Smith and Dawn Forsythe as we learn about this app... Read more

20 Feb 2014

10mins

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Marine Life Counts: The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network

Marine Life Counts: The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network

The ocean is home to millions of different forms of life—yet we know surprisingly little about the creatures that live r... Read more

19 Jan 2017

15mins

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Tides and Currents

Tides and Currents

Tides and currents data...we all want it, but what goes into collecting and making this data available for us to use. Go... Read more

18 Mar 2014

12mins

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Invasive Lionfish

Invasive Lionfish

Lionfish are beautiful creatures, but are having a negative impact on coastal ecosystems. Get answers to a few common li... Read more

6 Feb 2014

3mins

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Microplastics

Microplastics

Dive into our latest Diving Deeper audio podcast as we explore the effects of microplastics on our ocean and Great Lakes... Read more

30 Jun 2016

15mins

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Living Shorelines

Living Shorelines

Dive into our latest Diving Deeper audio podcast as we explore the benefits of living shorelines. Episode permanent lin... Read more

7 Apr 2016

16mins

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Garbage Patches: How Gyres Take Our Trash Out to Sea

Garbage Patches: How Gyres Take Our Trash Out to Sea

How the gyres that circulate our ocean waters also accumulate plastics. Find out what a garbage patch is and isn't, and ... Read more

22 Mar 2018

10mins

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Coastal Blue Carbon

Coastal Blue Carbon

Coastal Blue Carbon. Heard of it? A NOAA environmental scientist explains how certain small coastal areas play an outsiz... Read more

8 May 2014

12mins

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Dealing with Dead Zones: Hypoxia in the Ocean

Dealing with Dead Zones: Hypoxia in the Ocean

When water runs off of farmland and urban centers and flows into our streams and rivers, it is often chock-full of ferti... Read more

22 Feb 2018

18mins

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The Exxon Valdez, 25 Years Later

The Exxon Valdez, 25 Years Later

Prior to the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Exxon Valdez was the largest spill to ever occur in U.S.... Read more

21 Mar 2014

15mins

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Geodesy: The Invisible Backbone of Navigation

Geodesy: The Invisible Backbone of Navigation

Geodesy is a science that covers the Earth itself. It's the reason we know where we are, and how we can make maps of whe... Read more

18 Jan 2018

14mins

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Ocean Gliders: How NOAA uses autonomous technology to help predict hurricane intensity

Ocean Gliders: How NOAA uses autonomous technology to help predict hurricane intensity

We interview a NOAA expert about ocean gliders — autonomous underwater vehicles used to collect valuable ocean data. In ... Read more

30 May 2019

6mins

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Fa’a Samoa: The Samoan Way (Part One)

Fa’a Samoa: The Samoan Way (Part One)

This is the first half of a two-part interview with NOAA’s Hideyo Hattori. In this episode, we talk about the many ways ... Read more

4 Dec 2018

8hr 52mins

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NOAA's Disaster Preparedness Program

NOAA's Disaster Preparedness Program

In this episode, Kate Wheelock, Chief of NOAA’s Disaster Preparedness Program, explains how her team facilitates interna... Read more

7 Aug 2019

9mins

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Coral Bleaching

Coral Bleaching

In this episode, we explore ocean acidification and coral bleaching with two NOAA experts. Learn about the stresses our ... Read more

1 Dec 2014

24mins

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