Category: Environment

Overwash of Cape Lookout National Seashore by large storm waves, North Carolina.

NOAA Study Assesses Vulnerability of Coastal Habitats to Climate Change in the NE

1/3/2022 - NOAA Fisheries and partners assessed the vulnerability of marine, estuarine, and riverine habitats in the Northeast United States to climate change. The findings were recently published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE. We found salt marshes, shellfish reefs, deep-sea corals, seagrasses, kelp, and intertidal habitats to be among the most vulnerable. The… SEE MORE

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/12/31/stellers-sea-eagle-draws-hundreds-to-small-fishing-village/

Birders Cap Off 2021 with Sighting of Steller’s Sea Eagle in Maine

1/2/2022 - By Deirdre Fleming. GEORGETOWN - As Chris Sayers picked up his tripod from the pier at Five Islands Harbor to head back to Boston on Friday morning, the bird biologist said goodbye to Maine Audubon naturalist Doug Hitchcox and asked if the Audubon chapter was having a New Year’s Eve… SEE MORE

Steller's Sea Eagle

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1128/december-2019-the-next-full-moon-is-the-cold-moon/

Meteor Showers, Eclipses, Full Moons: All of the Reasons to Look Up in 2022

1/1/2022 - By Ashley Strickland. Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to be a sky-gazer's delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar. There is always a good chance that the International Space Station is flying… SEE MORE

North Atlantic Hurricanes More Frequent Amid Warming

12/30/2021 - By Andrea Januta. Climate scientists have long debated whether the North Atlantic has experienced more frequent hurricanes over the last century, given uncertainties in the reliability of historical data. But new research suggests the increase is real. "As you go back in time, the observations become more and more sparse,"… SEE MORE

https://www.noaa.gov/news/december-2021-tornado-outbreak-explained

The December 2021 Tornado Outbreak, Explained

12/28/2021 - The tornadoes that ripped across the central and southern U.S. late in the evening of December 10, 2021, were notable in many ways. The thunderstorms and tornadoes they produced traveled far — sometimes far more than 100 miles — and the impacts were widespread. NOAA's National Weather Service has confirmed… SEE MORE

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Fishing 101: Best Weather and Pressure for Fishing

12/26/2021 - By Sean Ward. It’s important that you check the weather before you go fishing - and not only to know what to wear or whether to bring a raincoat. You need to know what kind of weather to expect because believe it or not, there is an ideal weather and… SEE MORE

Rare Steller’s Sea Eagle Spotted a Long Way from Home

12/22/2021 - TAUNTON RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A long way from its home in Asia, a rare Steller’s sea eagle was spotted by 200 bird watchers around Taunton River, Massachusetts on Monday. The eagle is reportedly the same one that went off course a year ago and has been spotted in Alaska… SEE MORE

New Research Finds Salt May Be Key to Predicting Hurricane Intensity

12/20/2021 - By Mike Schuler. It’s no secret that salt has played an outsized role throughout human history. Now, new research conducted by NOAA, with the help from Saildrone’s unmanned surface vehicles, says the element could potentially lead to improved forecasts of the most dangerous hurricanes. While NOAA has made steady progress… SEE MORE

Chapoquoit Beach, West Falmouth in Winter

What’s the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

12/19/2021 - By Alison Eldridge. You may know that the solstices and equinoxes signal the changing of the seasons on Earth, but do you remember which is which? Are they just different names for the same thing? Actually, a solstice and an equinox are sort of opposites. The seasons on Earth change because the planet is… SEE MORE

Last Full Moon of 2021 Rises Just Before Winter Solstice

12/18/2021 - By Steve Novak. The moon gave us a few reasons to look up in 2021. There were supermoons and a lunar eclipse in the spring. A partial solar eclipse in June. A clear view of another lunar eclipse in November. This weekend, the last full moon of 2021 will illuminate one of the year’s longest nights. The next full… SEE MORE