Conrad Lautenbacher - Department of Commerce

A rogue flare, a solar tsunami of 100 times a normal flare would release the energy equivalent of billions of hydrogen bombs and spew into space hundred of billions of tons of murderous gamma rays that could overwhelm the natural defenses of the Earth's magnetosphere and atmosphere and zap all living creatures in its path. And mostly the most fascinating fact about this gruesome scenario is that it would left no, zero trace in history. The solar cycle, or the solar magnetic activity cycle...Read Full Story

Hurricane season could be ‘active or extremely active’The coming summer and fall could be an "active to extremely active" hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean, U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted. Here is the original post Hurricane season could be ‘active or extremely active’ – CNN.com 2009 Hurricane Season Forecast/Predictions? Are any of those out yet.Where can i find them Disaster Safety Blog: 2010 Hurricane Season Forecast Continues...Read Full Story

NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada is launched at the VT Halter Marine shipyard, Moss Point, Miss. NOAA launched the fourth of a series of new fisheries survey vessels designed to study fish quietly without altering their behavior on September 29, 2008. Moments before the ship was launched into the Escatawpa River, Bell M. Shimada was christened by her sponsor, Susan E. Lautenbacher, an educator and wife of retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher Jr., under secretary of commerce for oceans...Read Full Story

« Get Your Official 'Burning Cross' From the American Family Association | Main | Prince Harry Keeps His Fellow Soldiers Entertained in the Field » 11/18/2008 104 of the U.S. military's retired generals and admirals have called for repeal of the nation's discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a document released Monday. Says the document: "We – the undersigned -- respectfully call for the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Those of us endorsing this letter have...Read Full Story

The National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) that is set to launch in 2013 will once again contain the Total Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS) to measure the total amount of solar energy coming into the Earth’s atmosphere - a key to measuring climate change. A NOAA release indicates that the sensor was in jeopardy because of cost overruns of the satellite project. “We need these sensors to help us better differentiate between the natural and human causes of...Read Full Story

The internet technology and its application have gained more popular since many industries and people are accessing it for many official, marketing, communication and personal use. Due to the wide use of internet and websites for marketing, online marketing has become the main route to sell products directly in an affordable price. It is an important thing that websites play a major role in all online marketing and official, communication purposes. Due to this reason all industries, companies...Read Full Story

AP - Federal forecasters are set to announce their predictions for the six-month Atlantic hurricane season that starts June 1, with a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that could lay in the path of potential storms.Read Full Story

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