News release: “The global ocean surface temperature was the second warmest on record for December, according to scientists at NOAAs National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly NCDC analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides. Scientists also reported the combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the eighth warmest on record for December. For 2009, global temperatures tied with 2006 as the fifth-warmest on record. Also, the earths land surface for 2009 was seventh-warmest (tied with 2003) and the ocean surface was fourth-warmest (tied with 2002 and 2004.)”
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NASA Extends the World Wide Web Out Into Space
News release: “Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week – personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection. Expedition 22 Flight Engineer T.J. Creamer made first use of the new system Friday, when he posted the first unassisted update to his Twitter… Continue Reading
comScore Reports Global Search Market Growth of 46 Percent in 2009
News release: “comScore, Inc. today released a study on growth in the global search market in 2009. The study revealed that the U.S. remains the largest search market worldwide, while Google Sites retains a commanding position in the global search market…The total worldwide search market boasted more than 131 billion searches conducted by people age… Continue Reading
BLS: Union Members – 2009
News release: “In 2009, the union membership rate–the percent of wage and salary workers who were members of a union–was 12.3 percent, essentially unchanged from 12.4 percent a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions declined by 771,000 to 15.3 million, largely… Continue Reading
BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment, December 2009
News release: “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally higher in December. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, four states registered rate decreases, and three states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the year, jobless rates increased in all 50 states and… Continue Reading
Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Review of NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Programs and Operations, Final Report No. OIG-19887, January 2010, Office of Investigations. “In short, we found systemic, nationwide issues adversely affecting NOAAs ability to effectively carry out its mission of regulating the fishing industry. These issues have contributed significantly to a highly-charged regulatory climate and… Continue Reading
Census Bureau Launches 2010census.gov in Spanish
News release: “With an innovative, unique and digitally rich experience, the U.S. Census Bureau today launched its 2010 Census Spanish language Web site. The site’s goal is to inform the more than 34 million people who speak Spanish at home about the 2010 Census and to demonstrate to the Hispanic community that participation is easy,… Continue Reading
