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NOAA NEWS

• October was 6th wettest on record for U.S., coolest since 2013
  The nation’s average temperature took a dip last month, making it the coolest October since 2013 for the contiguous United States. More rain than normal fell across large parts of the U.S., ending the month as the sixth-wettest October on record.
  

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• Ozone hole could've been a big one this year – but it wasn’t
  The ozone hole that forms over the Antarctic each September is primarily driven by two factors: the amount of ozone-destroying chlorine in the polar stratosphere and the availability of ice crystals in stratospheric clouds for the chlorine to bind to. This year, the super-cold stratospheric temperatures measured by NOAA and NASA meant conditions were ripe for the development of ice clouds - and a big ozone hole.
  

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• Educators: Set sail with NOAA! Become a Teacher at Sea
  NOAA's Office of Education and the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) are beginning a five-year partnership to increase the capacity for environmental and science literacy among NOAA’s partners and external networks

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