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Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer

Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer Teacher at Sea Susan Dee deploys a drifter buoy. (Image credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea) Download Image June 26, 2026 More than 20 years after the first teacher adopted a drifter, NOAA’s Adopt a Drifter Program , co-led by the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), continues to grow and evolve this summer. Education 0 Off

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Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer Teacher at Sea Susan Dee deploys a drifter buoy. (Image credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea) Download Image June 26, 2026 More than 20 years after the first teacher adopted a drifter, NOAA’s Adopt a Drifter Program , co-led by the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), continues to grow and evolve this summer. Education 0 Off

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According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s public record item, Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer, Adopt a Drifter Program grows this summer Teacher at Sea Susan Dee deploys a drifter buoy. (Image credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea) Download Image June 26, 2026 More than 20 years after the first teacher adopted a drifter, NOAA’s Adopt a Drifter Program , co-led by the Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program (GOMO) and the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), continues to grow and evolve this summer. Education 0 Off

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