What is RSS?

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a family of web formats used to publish frequently updated digital content.

Most commonly used to update news articles and other content that changes quickly, RSS feeds may also include podcast episodes (audio and video files).

Users of RSS content use programs called feed 'readers' or 'aggregators' (newer versions of Web browsers offer built in support for RSS feeds).

A user 'subscribes' to a feed by entering the link of the RSS feed into their RSS feed reader; the RSS feed reader then checks the subscribed feeds to see if any have new content since the last time it checked, and if so, retrieves the new content and presents it to the user.

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National Ocean Service RSS Feed Library

RSS feed icon NOS RSS Feeds

Ocean Facts
Learn more about the ocean and the creatures that live there with this feed.

NOS Now
Get the latest news from the National Ocean Service with this feed.

NOS Topics
In-depth overviews of National Ocean Service topics ranging from oil spills to global positioning!

NOS News Briefs
There are many interesting developments throughout NOS each week. While our 'NOS Now' feed captures the top items, there's so much more. This feed, updated once a week, offers hand-picked selections of additional news highlights from around NOS.

NOS Images
View the latest photos from the National Ocean Service with this feed.

NOS Video
Watch the latest videos from the National Ocean Service with this feed.

Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
News covering your National Marine Sanctuaries and our continuing efforts to conserve our nation's ocean and coastal treasures.

DARRP Oil Spill and Hazardous Waste Site News
This feed provides updates about Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) oil spill and hazardous waste sites that NOAA is addressing across the coastal United States. Restoration plans and events, settlement news, reports on ecological and economic impacts, and other relevant information are posted to this feed.

Incident News
Subscribe to this feed to receive information about oil spills and other incidents where NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration is providing scientific support for the incident response.

Podcast icon NOS Podcasts

Diving Deeper
Learn more about the ocean and the creatures that live there with this feed.

Making Waves
A weekly audio program bringing you the latest National Ocean Service news and information.

Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Currents
Ocean Currents is hosted by Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary on KWMR, community radio for West Marin in Northern California. The show hosts ocean experts about research, management issues, natural history, and stewardship associated with marine environment, especially in our National Marine Sanctuaries.

RSS feed icon Other Feeds

Ocean Today
This feed, updated three times a week, is a complement to the Ocean Hall exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Visitors to this museum can view this feed 'live' on the ticker tape scrolling above the Ocean Today kiosk exhibit.

Ocean Explorer Explorations
Follow the 2008 Explorers trough their web offerings as they mount expeditions into the rarely explored ocean realms around the world. You can also retrace the previous seven field seasons.

Ocean Explorer Podcast
An educational offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm.

NOAA News Releases
The latest news releases from NOAA Headquarters.

NOAAWatch RSS Feeds
Dozens of feeds offering instant updates for a variety of topics ranging from severe weather warnings to current river conditions to air quality alerts.

NOAA's National Weather Service RSS Feeds
A compilation of feeds from the National Weather Service on topics such as local storm reports, hurricane/tropical cyclone alerts, tsunami warnings, and much more.

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