High Tide Flooding Outlook for May 2025

By US Harbors Monthly High Tide Flooding Outlook – May 2025 The western- and eastern-most edges of the U.S. will be at greatest risk of flooding in May, with high water events likely only on the big island of Hawaii and in Boston, Massachusetts, and Bar Harbor, Maine. Flooding is predicted… SEE HARBORS THAT MAY FLOOD

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Assessing the U.S. Climate in April 2025

5/13/2025

By ncei.noaa.gov. April brought widespread rainfall and severe storms to the central U.S., and much of the West, South and East remained dry and unseasonably warm Key Points: A slow-moving storm system in early April brought widespread flooding and over 150 tornadoes to the South and Midwest, resulting in numerous… SEE MORE

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US will Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change

5/11/2025

By Alexa St. John. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. NOAA… SEE MORE

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over an extensive field of ferromanganese nodules that formed the bulk of the hard seafloor substrate for much of Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (Image credit: NOAA)

"The next gold rush" Executive order unlocks access to deep seabed minerals

5/9/2025

By noaa.gov. President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a framework for American companies to identify and retrieve offshore critical minerals and resources. The Executive Order prioritizes U.S. leadership in seabed mapping and mineral exploration, ensuring reliable access to critical minerals like manganese, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements. Critical minerals… SEE MORE

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The Importance of Having a Co-Captain

5/5/2025

By Jim Hendricks. Having a co-captain can help ensure the safety of you, your crew and your vessel while out on the water on boating. Military fighter pilots can suffer from a condition called information overload, which can be brought about by overwhelming amounts of technology in the cockpit that… SEE MORE

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New Hazardous Weather Warning System Proves its Mettle During March 2025 Tornado Outbreaks

5/3/2025

By research.noaa.gov. From March 13 to March 16, 2025, a historic and deadly tornado outbreak swept across the central United States, unleashing severe weather from the Gulf Coast to central Illinois. The storm system produced more than 115 confirmed tornadoes, and resulted in $6.25 billion in damage and 23 fatalities,… SEE MORE

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How to Snell a Hook

5/1/2025

By Sam Hudson. The best ways to snell a circle hook and the reasons why captains use them. Do you remember in the early 2000s when pork was branded “the other white meat”? I think of snelling a hook as “the other fishing knot.” Although not as common as everyday knots,… SEE MORE

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Most Dangerous Inlets in the United States for Boaters

4/29/2025

By Kevin Falvey. These 18 waterways require special US Coast Guard equipment and personnel due to the perilous conditions throughout the year. The title of my article makes a bold statement. I’m basing it on the US Coast Guard requirements for establishing what’s called a Surf Station. Surf Stations are… SEE MORE

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Strange Fish Catches: ID These Species

4/27/2025

By Doug Olander. Sport Fishing readers try to stump the Fish Facts experts with strange catches. What Type of Filefish Is This? QUESTION: My buddy Dan and I were fishing off the lava rocks in Kona, Hawaii, this summer and caught all kinds of different reef fish that we were able to… SEE MORE