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Better Boating Etiquette

8/1/2023 - By soundingsonline.com. Ever wonder why power boaters and sailors often misunderstand each other’s intentions? It all comes down to understanding the other’s needs. While the intentional disruption of a day on the water is quite scarce, unintentional disruptions are usually the result of a misunderstanding of rules. In other words,… SEE MORE

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Phytoplankton blooms in the Barents Sea, shown in natural color from NASA's Aqua satellite on July 10, 2014. The solid white area in the top right corner is cloud cover. Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory.

New Study Shows Effect of Climate Change on Ocean Color

7/31/2023 - By ecomagazine.com. Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have discovered changes in the color of more than half (56%) of the ocean as a result of changes in the plankton communities. The new paper titled “Global climate change trends detected in indicators of ocean ecology” explains that plankton communities… SEE MORE

Heat Wave Forecast for September 2023 by NOAA.

Ocean Warming since 1991 Doubles the Size of the Marine Heat Wave Forecasted for September 2023

7/30/2023 - By climate.gov. Earlier this week, NOAA launched a new website for monitoring and forecasting the size and intensity of ocean heat waves up to a year in advance. According to the experimental forecast issued in June, 50 percent of the global oceans could experience heat wave conditions by September 2023.… SEE MORE

The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) “moving nest" Model. Global map showcasing land mass in green and water in black, clouds in white and tropical storms outlined in a green boxes representing the moving nest model. (Image credit: NOAA)

Earth just had its Hottest June on Record

7/29/2023 - By noaa.gov. NOAA’s National Hurricane Center — a division of the National Weather Service — has a new model to help produce hurricane forecasts this season. The Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System (HAFS) was put into operations on June 27 and will run alongside existing models for the 2023 season before replacing them as NOAA’s premier… SEE MORE

A map of the world plotted with some of the most significant climate events that occurred during June 2023. Please see the story below as well as more details in the report summary from NOAA NCEI at http://bit.ly/Global202306offsite link. (Image credit: NOAA/NCEI)

Earth just had its Hottest June on Record

7/28/2023 - By noaa.gov. The world just sweltered through its hottest June in the 174-year global climate record. Additionally, Earth’s ocean surface temperature anomaly — which indicates how much warmer or cooler temperatures are from the long-term average — were the highest ever recorded, according to scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. Here’s… SEE MORE

Extensive bleaching of the soft coral Palythoa caribaeorum on Emerald Reef, Key Biscayne, Florida. Undated image. (Image credit: NOAA).

The Ongoing Marine Heat Waves in U.S. waters, Explained

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7/27/2023 - By noaa.gov. NOAA scientists have tracked a steady climb in ocean temperatures since April 2023, which is causing unprecedented heat stress conditions in the Caribbean Basin, including waters surrounding Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. More isolated marine heat wave conditions have been detected off the Northeast U.S. coast,… SEE MORE

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As Seas get Hotter, South Florida gets Slammed by an Ocean Heat Wave

7/26/2023 - By npr.org. An ocean heat wave in waters around Florida has scientists worried about cascading disasters, from fueling hurricanes and coral bleaching to exacerbating record heat on land. Ocean temperatures have soared five degrees above normal since early July. This warming has been ignited by an El Nino weather pattern that's… SEE MORE

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Allergy Season: Earlier, Longer, and Worse

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7/25/2023 - By climatecentral.org. KEY CONCEPTS Plants are leafing and blooming earlier, and the overall growing season is lasting longer across much of the U.S. Analysis of temperature data for 203 U.S. cities shows the freeze-free season lengthened by more than two weeks (15 days) on average since 1970. For millions of… SEE MORE

Derelict vessels and other debris in a Panama City marina following Hurricane Michael (Photo: NOAA).

Taking the Lead to Prevent Hurricane Debris

7/24/2023 - By blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov. As we approach the 2023 hurricane season, we are sharing NOAA Marine Debris Program resources to help you prepare for storms and prevent storm-generated debris from accumulating in waterways and on shorelines. Hurricanes and typhoons are among nature's most powerful and destructive events, and when these natural disasters… SEE MORE

Californians living on the coast may be used to seeing so-called King Tides — a regular phenomenon where high tides are higher than normal on certain days of the year. Shown here: Embarcadero Waterfront in San Francisco, California. Image credit: Michael Filippoff

How is Sea Level Rise Related to Climate Change?

7/23/2023 - By oceanservice.noaa.gov. A warming climate can cause seawater to expand and ice over land to melt, both of which can cause a rise in sea level. Many people are interested in climate change and how a changing climate will affect the ocean. With the majority of Americans living in coastal… SEE MORE