National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Two nonprofit avalanche forecasting centers in Oregon rely on tools and information from federal agencies but do not receive federal or state funding.

Unusually warm waters in the North Pacific Ocean may have created a sort of bridge, allowing Japanese sardines to spend winter there, moving from their usual habitat in the West Pacific over to the East Pacific.

The South Beach neighborhood is now home to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific fleet, Oregon Coast Community College and more. Still, local business owners are split on how much they’re benefiting.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a final plan Tuesday for producing hatchery fish while protecting wild fish in the Columbia River Basin.