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14 hours ago · National Weather Service. The National Weather Service (NWS) is tasked with providing "weather, hydrologic and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy", according to NOAA.
- October 3, 1970; 53 years ago
- US Department of Commerce
- 321 NOAA Commissioned Corps (2018), 12,000 civilian employees (2021)
14 hours ago · Definitions. A tornado is a violently rotating column of air, in contact with the ground, either pendant from a cumuliform cloud or underneath a cumuliform cloud, and often (but not always) visible as a funnel cloud. [18] For a vortex to be classified as a tornado, it must be in contact with both the ground and the cloud base.
3 hours ago · Boeing and NASA officials made the decision Thursday to move forward with the launch attempt in less two weeks. However, Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission ...
14 hours ago · Minnesota ( / ˌmɪnəˈsoʊtə / ⓘ MIN-ə-SOH-tə) is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" for having more than 14,000 bodies of fresh water covering at least ten ...
- 86,935.83 sq mi (225,163 km²)
- 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans (list)
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14 hours ago · Rodents (from Latin rodere, 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia ( / roʊˈdɛnʃə / roh-DEN-shə ), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are native to all major land masses except for New Zealand, Antarctica, and ...
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