Founded as a collective unit, NOAA came from an understanding that our oceans and atmosphere are inextricably linked and that our planet depends upon it, not only for our quality of our lives, but for life itself.  BUT its roots go back to the 18th Century and it involves a weather nerd who would go on to become President of the United States of America.  

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