NOAA: Investments to Build National Climate Resilience
NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad details the agency’s record-breaking year in 2024, bolstered by the largest climate investment in U.S. history.
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Annual Review & Forecast: NOAA
NOAA Administrator Dr. Rick Spinrad summarizes the agency’s accomplishments in 2023 and previews the 2024 agenda.
Read moreRick Spinrad Confirmed as NOAA Administrator
Richard (Rick) W. Spinrad, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scientist with four decades of ocean, atmosphere, and climate science and policy expertise, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and the 11th NOAA administrator. Building upon NOAA’s extensive mission, Spinrad intends to advance three overarching NOAA priorities: Developing a full portfolio of
Read moreBiden Chooses New Head of NOAA
Dr. Rick Spinrad has been chosen by U.S. President Joe Biden to head NOAA, pending Senate confirmation. He is currently a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University. In 2016, he retired as chief scientist of NOAA, where he had been appointed by President Barack Obama in 2014. Among his accomplishments, Spinrad was a co-lead of the White House Committee
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