Investing in America: NOAA's Science, Service and Stewardship in Action

[Music] every day Noah touches the lives of all Americans supporting Public Safety and sustainable Commerce providing for life-saving weather predictions safe navigation a viable Seafood industry and disaster mitigation and response the incredible professionals at Noah are responsible for these services and more along with environmental stewardship and worldclass science that shapes so many aspects of Our Lives got it over the last several years I've witnessed this team do exceptional even previously unimaginable things in the face of unique challenges team Noah also embraced extraordinary opportunities like the unprecedented $6 billion in new Investments that we're using to build a climate ready Nation thanks to this funding we've restored thousands of Acres of habitat and waterways helped people across the country make climate smart investments in their communities and coasts and improve the climate data and services that we provide to decision makers families communities and businesses we've designated more National Marine sanctuaries than any other 4-year period in our history thus protecting the marine environment and stimulating local economies we've also helped permit the most offshore wind renewable energy projects in history our ability to predict severe weather has Tak taken a significant step forward with investments in high performance computing power and new satellites our ability to gather environmental intelligence so vital for decision makers will continue to grow as we add to our Fleet new state-of-the-art chips that were building from the keel up aircraft acquired new from the manufacturer and new peer facilities in South Carolina Rhode Island and Alaska and as always our dedicated Workforce is Central to executing these advancements we've provided unparalleled support to tribal Nations and underserved communities to bolster resilience in the face of climate change we've provided tools to community leaders facing sea level rise and other challenges like excessive heat and we've recommitted ourselves to equity and making our own Noah Workforce reflective of the nation we serve as the Biden Harris Administration comes to a close I am proud to say our communities are more prepared for climate change our observation and prediction tools are more powerful and our core values of innovation integrity and inclusion are Central to our mission of science service and stewardship [Music]