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Aerial view of tornado damage to downtown West Liberty, Kentucky.

You've probably heard of (and used) Google Maps or MapQuest, free online mapping tools that may have saved you from driving around lost for hours.

But you likely haven't heard of a similar tool, MARPLOT, which has definitely saved more than a few people's lives.

Learn more about this NOAA software tool and how it's used during tornadoes and a variety of other situations.

A plane releases chemical dispersant to break up an oil slick

Help NOAA Research Chemical Dispersants and Oil Spills

To help answer questions which arose during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, NOAA is partnering with the Coastal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire to fund research on chemical dispersants and dispersed oil, as well as their effects on the marine environment.

Japanese Soccer Ball Lost During Tsunami Washes Up in Alaska

More than a year and thousands of miles later, a soccer ball washed away during the Japan tsunami has turned up on a remote Alaskan island and eventually could be headed back to the Japanese school grounds it originally came from.

Read more about this curious story and NOAA's involvement.

A diver explores coral in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Getting Ready for Offshore Oil Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas

For the past year, NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard have been studying the possible threats that new offshore oil drilling activity near the Florida Straits and the Bahamas pose to Florida and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Find out how we're preparing for potential oil spills in the Caribbean.

Are Your Clothes Shedding Plastic Into the Ocean?

When you pull on your favorite fleece jacket, you probably never think about how it could be contributing to marine pollution.

However, recent research has uncovered how synthetic fabric products (such as fleece) could be a potential source of microscopic plastic fibers in the ocean and on beaches. Learn more.

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CAMEO Software Suite

These programs are designed to help prepare for and respond to chemical emergencies.

Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps

ESI maps provide a concise summary of coastal resources that are at risk if an oil spill occurs nearby.

ADIOS

ADIOS is an oil spill response tool that models how different types of oil weather in the marine environment.

GNOME

GNOME is a software modeling tool used to predict the possible route pollutants might follow in a body of water.

ERMA Gulf Response

This online mapping tool for the Gulf of Mexico integrates static and real time response data from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.

Trajectory Analysis Planner

Contingency planners use the software tool, TAP, to help protect regions against likely oil spills.

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