Category: Environment

When, Where and How to See the Annular Solar Eclipse on June 10

6/5/2021 - By Joe Rao. Northern and eastern sections of North America will experience a weird and dramatic event next Thursday (June 10). A partial solar eclipse will be visible, and for many, it will more or less coincide with sunrise. Only for places north of a line running roughly from Churchill, Manitoba, to… SEE MORE

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Shrinking Giants: North Atlantic Right Whales Getting Tinier

6/4/2021 - By Seth Borenstein. One of the giants of the deep is shrinking before our eyes, a new study says. The younger generation of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are on average about three feet (one meter) shorter than whales were 20 years ago, drone and aircraft data show in a study… SEE MORE

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Photo Courtesy of Rick Swart / Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife.

Hybrid Beachgrass Could Mean Trouble for Northwest Coast

6/3/2021 - SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Scientists at Oregon State University have confirmed that two widespread, invasive beachgrasses are now genetically mixing, which could present additional challenges to communities and Pacific Northwest dune restoration. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports before the introduction of European and American beachgrass, there was far more open sand on the… SEE MORE

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Atlantic Shark Institute to Study 5 Shark Species

6/2/2021 - SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The arrival of summer in Rhode Island also means the arrival of sharks. Jon Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute in South Kingstown, hopes to learn more about five species of shark by catching and tagging several, dropping video cameras into the water… SEE MORE

High Waves Wash Out Chicago Beaches as Lake Michigan Reopens

5/31/2021 - CHICAGO (AP) — Beaches in Chicago were washed out by high waves Friday on the first day the city was to reopen Lake Michigan to swimming since summer 2019. Waves reached up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) high, closing many of the beaches that had been set to open for… SEE MORE

River Herring, Once Eyed for Endangered List, Grow in Counts

5/29/2021 - By Patrick Whittle. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A small fish that has been the subject of conservation efforts for years appears to be growing in number in the rivers of the East Coast. River herring are critically important to coastal ecosystems because they serve as food for birds and larger… SEE MORE

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Hurricane Irene approaches Virginia in August, 2011. ©NOAA-NASA GOES Project

Biden Doubling Spending to Prepare for Hurricanes, Storms

5/27/2021 - By Matthew Daly and Darlene Superville. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that he’s doubling U.S. emergency spending to help communities prepare for hurricanes and other extreme weather events, while launching a new effort at NASA to better understand and track the impact of climate change. The $1… SEE MORE

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US Harbors & Divirod Announce Tide Station as a Prize for “Best Harbor” 2021 Winner

5/25/2021 - Rockland, ME — May 24, 2021 One of the winning harbors of this year’s “Best Harbor in the US” contest—which wraps up at midnight on May 31st--will get a free tide station to monitor the sea level changes in their local community. US Harbors, the sponsor of the annual contest,… SEE MORE

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How To Watch The ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ Lunar Eclipse This Week

5/25/2021 - Watchers of the night sky are in for a treat this week with the arrival of what has been dubbed a Super Flower Blood Moon. The lengthy name is the result of a few astronomical phenomena coming together at once. The supermoon will be visible all over the world, and… SEE MORE

World’s Largest Iceberg Just Broke Off an Antarctic Ice Shelf

5/25/2021 - By NBCNewYork.com An enormous chunk of ice bigger than Rhode Island has broken off an Antarctic ice shelf, according to the European Space Agency. The floating mass covers more than 1,600 square miles, making it the largest iceberg in the world, agency officials said. The iceberg, dubbed A-76, calved off the… SEE MORE

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