Category: Coastal News

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What are Your Chances for a White Christmas this Year?

12/11/2020 - For those of you dreaming of a white Christmas, this map depicts which places have the best chance of being a winter wonderland according to weather history. The “Historical Probability of a White Christmas” map shows the climatological probability of at least 1 inch of snow being on the ground… SEE MORE

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Rare ‘Christmas Star’ Will Appear in the Sky for 1st Time in 800 Years

12/11/2020 - By Scott Stump. Four days before Christmas, the sky will offer a sight that hasn't been seen since the Middle Ages and may have inspired one of the Bible's most famous stories. The two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will be so close to one another… SEE MORE

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How You Can Help Count and Conserve Native Bees

12/9/2020 - By Michele C. Howe. In the last 20 years, the rusty patched bumblebee population declined by 87 percent because of habitat loss, use of pesticides and disease. This fuzzy bee, native to the continental United States, gets its name from the rusty patch on its back. These bumblebees pollinate fruits… SEE MORE

Confused About NOAA’s Printed Chart Messaging?

12/8/2020 - NOAA charts ARE still being printed, in spite of the confusing messaging you might have heard. There is an important reason they will never stop being printed: electronics are not perfect and anyone on a boat should have a back-up on board in case they fail. Plus may people who… SEE MORE

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Record-breaking Atlantic Hurricane Season Draws to an End

12/7/2020 - The extremely active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is drawing to a close with a record-breaking 30 named storms and 12 landfalling storms in the continental United States. While the official hurricane season concludes on November 30, tropical storms may continue to develop past that day. NOAA’s seasonal hurricane outlooks accurately… SEE MORE

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Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle?

12/3/2020 - By Alexander C. Kaufman. On a foggy October afternoon, a strange vessel chugged slowly through the East River’s mist toward Roosevelt Island. It looked almost like it was upside down: three 16-foot rotors, attached on a triangular metal base, sat motionless atop the deck of the rusted barge. They resembled… SEE MORE

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An Unusual Snack for Cows, a Powerful Fix for Climate Change

12/2/2020 - By Tatiana Schlossberg. One of the most powerful weapons in the fight against climate change is washing up on shorelines around the world, unnoticed by most beachgoers. It’s seaweed. Specifically, Asparagopsis taxiformis and Asparagopsis armata — two species of a crimson submarine grass that drifts on waves and tides all around the world’s oceans.… SEE MORE

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When Sharks Turned Up at Their Beach, They Called in Drones

12/2/2020 - By Jackie Snow. Once rare off Southern California beaches, great white sharks are beginning to show up more often. The newcomers are mostly juvenile sharks, which prefer the warm waters closer to shore. That means many beachgoers who are now spotting sharks have never seen the predators before. “When these… SEE MORE

Fishing and Boating Charities to Support this Giving Tuesday

11/30/2020 - This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, don't forget to support your favorite seafaring charitable organizations! Of course the best gifting is that which supports your local organizations... those that help get kids and the disadvantaged into boats, work to conserve our environment, and preserve our marine history. If you're still looking for… SEE MORE

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2020 On Track for More Than 300,000 Boat Registrations

11/25/2020 - By Reagan Haynes. New boat registrations in October were up 9.5 percent in the main categories year to date, building on summer’s boat-buying frenzy, and were up 28.1 percent year over year, according to preliminary data from Statistical Surveys Inc., a Michigan firm that tracks new boat registrations. “Every single… SEE MORE