Category: Climate

Posted By Kim Perry, Wednesday, November 17, 2021 Updated: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

10 Tips For Enjoying Cold-Water Boating in Winter

2/17/2024 - By Ken Schultz. While most boats are laid up over winter, there’s still plenty of boating in winter to enjoy: in warmer climates for the purpose of fishing or simply cruising, on cold rivers where winter steelhead exist, in coastal waters for migrating species, and so forth. Whether you’re boating… SEE MORE

NOAA’s Ko Barrett to become Deputy Secretary-General of World Meteorological Organization

2/13/2024 - By noaa.gov. NOAA's senior advisor for climate, Ko Barrett, has been named the Deputy Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and is set to begin her term later this spring. Barrett’s appointment is the latest in a remake of the WMO’s Executive Management team under the new leadership of the… SEE MORE

January 2024: Extensive flooding along Cummings Creek at FM 1291 near the Fayette/Colorado County line, Texas, caused by a widespread heavy rainfall event in parts of Texas and Louisiana. The onslaught of rain occurred from January 22–25, 2024. (Image credit: Ben Madison)

The Nation Just Saw its 10th-Wettest January on Record

2/12/2024 - By noaa.gov. The new year started off unusually wet across the U.S., with extreme rainfall and flooding impacting parts of the southern Plains. The heavy rain also helped boost the month into the top-10 wettest Januarys on record, according to experts and data from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information… SEE MORE

More than $42 million newly allocated to U.S. fishery disaster relief

2/5/2024 - By nationalfisherman.com More than $42 million in federal fishery disaster relief is being allocated to help U.S. fishermen, from the hurricane-wracked Louisiana Gulf coast to Alaska’s Yukon River salmon communities. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced the disaster aid packages Monday for Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon and… SEE MORE

Rebuilding in Maine

2/4/2024 - By Paul Molyneaux. Two back-to-back storms devastated the coast of Maine from Jan. 10-13, flooding shoreside infrastructure and tearing away many of the docks that serve the state’s commercial fisheries. Photos of damage from Kittery to Canada filled pages on FaceBook and Instagram. Now that the waves have diminished and the tides… SEE MORE

New Research on Microbes Expands the Known Limits for Life on Earth and Beyond

2/2/2024 - By COREY BINNS. Stanford study on microbes in extremely salty water suggests life may survive conditions previously thought to be uninhabitable. The research widens the possibilities for where life may be found throughout our solar system and shows how changes in salinity may affect life in aquatic habitats on Earth.… SEE MORE

Clusters of Atmospheric Rivers amp up California Storm Damages

2/1/2024 - By LAURA CASTAÑÓN. When multiple atmospheric rivers hit California back-to-back, the economic damage from resulting rain and snowfall is three to four times higher than predicted from individual storms, a Stanford study finds. The insight could help water managers and disaster planners better prepare for future impacts of climate change.… SEE MORE

Top 10 Oldest Animals on Earth in 2024

1/31/2024 - By Mahvash Kazmi. While the average human may live around 71 years, the animal kingdom hosts some remarkable exceptions that dwarf this number with their extraordinary lifespans. In nature, size often correlates with longevity, with larger animals tending to live longer because of their slower-paced metabolism and heart rates. This biological… SEE MORE

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How the Maine Coast Will be Reshaped by a Rising Gulf of Maine

1/27/2024 - By Penelope Overton. Extreme weather made more frequent and ferocious by climate change has walloped Maine in the last year, and the coastal devastation wrought by recent storms is causing many Mainers to realize that climate change is happening right now. From Kittery to Eastport, climate change came to life.… SEE MORE

Avalanches Strike Juneau, Causing Major Vessel Losses at Dock

1/25/2024 - By Carli Stewart The Juneau city manager, Katie Koester, said that Thane Road was buried under one to two feet of snow over a mile of road. Though avalanches are common in the area, the city urged people to stay out of the area in fear of the danger it… SEE MORE