Author: US Harbors

US Harbors' Annual "Best Harbor in the U.S." Contest

Best Harbor 2022 Leaderboard

5/15/2022 - With just over two weeks left to VOTE for your Best Harbor, a few clear coastal favorites have emerged. Don't see your favorite harbor in the list below? Get out and vote today! Not only will the winning harbor get bragging rights, the Grand Winner and Regional Winner harbors will… SEE MORE

Moon Goes Blood Red this Weekend: ‘Eclipse for the Americas’

5/14/2022 - By Marcia Dunn. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will grace the night skies this weekend, providing longer than usual thrills for stargazers across North and South America. The celestial action unfolds Sunday night into early Monday morning, with the moon bathed in the reflected red and… SEE MORE

Lunar Eclipse

Florida Red Tide Status Update for May 13, 2022

5/13/2022 - Current Conditions The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at very low concentrations in one sample from Northwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was not observed. In Northwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at very low concentrations in Walton County. Along the Florida East… SEE MORE

Study Finds Cleaner Air Leads to More Atlantic Hurricanes

5/13/2022 - By Seth Borenstein. Cleaner air in United States and Europe is brewing more Atlantic hurricanes, a new U.S. government study found. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study links changes in regionalized air pollution across the globe to storm activity going both up and down. A 50% decrease in pollution particles and… SEE MORE

There are many ways to reinforce a home against wind damage — some are simple enough to DIY while others may require professional assistance.

Safety 101: What To Do If a Tree Falls On Your House During a Storm

5/11/2022 - By The Dekanski Home Selling Team. Do you know what you would do if a tree fell on your house? It's okay if you don't; no one likes to think about worst-case scenarios. However, thinking ahead and making plans can help you be as safe as possible in the unlikely… SEE MORE

Women on the Water: Kristen Frohnhoefer, President of Sea Tow

5/11/2022 - Kristen Frohnhoefer, President of Sea Tow joins Anastasia Fischer, President of US Harbors for our "Women on the Water" video series. As Kirsten says, she learned to bleed Sea Tow yellow at a young age. With more than 25 years of experience, she is a wealth of information when it… SEE MORE

Where to Watch the Lunar Eclipse on May 15th

5/9/2022 - By NASA Skywatchers in the Western Hemisphere can look forward to a total lunar eclipse in mid-May. The event will be visible across the Americas, Europe, and Africa – basically anywhere the Moon is above the horizon at the time. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1920"] Eclipse visibility map for the May… SEE MORE

The State of High Tide Flooding and Annual NOAA Outlook

5/9/2022 - High-tide flooding, often referred to as "nuisance" or “sunny day” flooding, is increasingly common due to years of relative sea level increases. It occurs when tides reach anywhere from 1.75 to 2 feet above the daily average high tide and start spilling onto streets or bubbling up from storm drains.… SEE MORE

NOAA Researchers Find Massive Rare Sponge Mounds Off California

5/9/2022 - In October 2020, Ocean Exploration Trust’s E/V Nautilus crew discovered something extraordinary—a potential deep-sea sponge reef within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary! The vast mounds of glass sponges and their skeletons are rarely seen anywhere in the world. The discovery is even more unexpected considering the area is generally well explored. The sponge… SEE MORE

Projected impact of climate change on agricultural yields by the 2080s.

How Climate Scientists Keep Hope Alive as Damage Worsens

5/8/2022 - By Seth Borenstein. In the course of a single year, University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill lost both her mother and her stepfather. She struggled with infertility, then during research in the Arctic, she developed embolisms in both lungs, was transferred to an intensive care unit in Siberia and… SEE MORE

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