Category: Environment

Mississippi mainland beaches are currently closed due to dangerous algae.

Toxic Algae Blooms Force Mississippi Mainland Beach Closures

7/8/2019 - By Ben Kesslen and Associated Press. Mississippi closed all mainland beaches on the state's coastline during the Fourth of July weekend due to toxic bacteria sweeping the state's Gulf Coast. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has been closing beaches due to blue-green algae blooms since June. By Sunday,… SEE MORE

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Deploying a New Weather Buoy System with NOAA

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7/1/2019 - By Karla Lant. For the past two years, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office has been partnering with Fondriest and NexSens to phase out their AXYS data buoy systems with NexSens CB-1250 data buoy systems. Several members of the Fondriest team recently visited and participated in a buoy deployment on the… SEE MORE

Fireworks Safety for Protected Shoreline Birds

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7/1/2019 - By Payton Malone. The Audubon Society wants to remind everyone to be careful with their fireworks on the beach, especially in those areas marked off for nesting birds. Least Terns make their nests on stretches of our coastal beach front, as clearly seen by fenced off areas along Highway 90… SEE MORE

How Piping Plover Chicks Spurred a City to Make a Safer Beach

6/24/2019 - By Deborah Cramer. In early April of last year, Gloucester, Massachusetts, resident Kim Smith discovered three Piping Plovers had arrived, exhausted, on the city’s Good Harbor Beach. They foraged in the wind and lingering snow, and a pair began courting, the male digging nest scrapes in the sand for his… SEE MORE

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How to react if you're caught in a rip tide

How to React if You’re Caught in a Rip Current

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6/17/2019 - The best way to survive a rip current is to relax and float - don't try to swim against the current. Watch this video to learn more about what to do if you're caught in a rip current. Rip currents are powerful, narrow channels of fast-moving water that are prevalent… SEE MORE

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Artic terns are the world's longest migrants.

Exploring the Animal ‘Supernavigators’ That Can Fly 56,000 Miles a Year

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6/2/2019 - By Frans de Waal BOOK REVIEW: SUPERNAVIGATORS Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way By David Barrie As I stood peering up in the sky to see the “river of raptors” moving through the Mexican state of Veracruz, I needed to adjust my expectations. The birds were much… SEE MORE

How to Get Involved in World Oceans Day 2019

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5/29/2019 - World Oceans Day, the annual global event aimed at tackling some of the biggest threats facing our oceans, will take place on June 8, 2019. This year's theme is ''Gender and the Ocean' and will focus on promoting gender equality in ocean conservation, as well as raising awareness of plastic… SEE MORE

A U.S. Army Soldier rescues a dog during Hurricane Florence response operations. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo )

5 Pet Safety Tips for Storm Preparedness

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5/6/2019 - Thorough emergency preparedness is important during severe storm weather, particularly in areas where pet owners may be forced to leave their homes. But what about more common thunderstorms or tornados? Here are five smart and simple tips from the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center to make storms safer and less… SEE MORE

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Florida’s Manatees are No Longer Endangered

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5/1/2019 - by Giovanna Brasolin There’s a creature that populates shallow waters — slow-moving rivers, saltwater bays, canals and coastal areas — where beds of seagrass and other freshwater vegetation is present. They are commonly known as sea cows and are considered to be a migratory species. The species cannot survive in… SEE MORE

Spring 2019 Tides Expected to be Higher than Average

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4/17/2019 - The rising and falling of the sea is a phenomenon upon which we can always depend. Tides are the regular rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun and their position relative to the earth. There are some factors that cause… SEE MORE