Category: Health & Safety

Drones and Hurricanes: NOAA Makes Technological Leaps

5/3/2021 - By Kim Kavin. For more than a decade, researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been working on ways to improve forecasts of two things boaters care deeply about: hurricanes and rip currents. Now, technology is finally catching up with these researchers’ visions—and making it possible to give… SEE MORE

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NSF Funding Opportunity for Multi-disciplinary Research

4/30/2021 - The NSF is offering a Convergence Accelerator - Networked Blue Economy funding opportunity that could be a good fit for aquaculture proposals. They are looking for multi-disciplinary research work, included but not limited to the following examples: Oceanographers, veterinarians, modelers, HABs researchers and remote sensing experts teaming up to advance ocean epidemiological and threat… SEE MORE

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Biden Picks a NOAA Chief, Looking to End the Agency’s Long Stretch without a Leader

4/29/2021 - By Christopher Flavelle. President Biden on Thursday announced he would nominate Rick Spinrad, a professor of oceanography at Oregon State University, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the country’s premier climate science agency. The announcement potentially marks a new chapter for NOAA, which was at times a source of… SEE MORE

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More Patrols, Fewer Boaters for SpaceX Splashdown Saturday

4/28/2021 - By Marcia Dunn / AP News. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The astronauts flying SpaceX back to Earth this weekend urged boaters to stay safe by staying away from their capsule’s splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters… SEE MORE

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Boating 101: How to Call for Help During an Emergency

4/26/2021 - By US Coast Guard Office of Search and Rescue. A lot of mishaps can occur out on the water, but thankfully most are more inconvenient and embarrassing than anything else. But when lives are on the line – your boat is on fire or sinking rapidly with people on board,… SEE MORE

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Expedition Hauls Tons of Plastic Out of Remote Hawaii Atolls

4/24/2021 - By Caleb Jones / AP News. HONOLULU (AP) — A crew returned from the northernmost islands in the Hawaiian archipelago this week with a boatload of marine plastic and abandoned fishing nets that threaten to entangle endangered Hawaiian monk seals and other animals on the uninhabited beaches stretching more than… SEE MORE

Paddling 101: Coast Guard Urges Labeling of Paddle Craft

4/22/2021 - SEATTLE — Reports of unmanned and adrift paddle craft continue to divert federal, state, and local response boat and air crews on hundreds of dangerous and costly searches that turn out to be false alarms. Since 2016, 13th Coast Guard District aircraft and vessels have launched on 746 individual cases of vessels… SEE MORE

News from Our Coasts: April 2021

4/21/2021 - NEWS & UPDATES FOR APRIL Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors Our third annual Best Harbor contest kicked off at the beginning of April. People can vote on any of… SEE MORE

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Global Warming’s Extreme Rains Threaten Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

4/17/2021 - By Caleb Jones / AP News. As muddy rainwater surged from Hawaii’s steep seaside mountains and inundated residential communities last month, the damage caused by flooding was obvious — houses were destroyed and businesses swamped, landslides covered highways and raging rivers and streams were clogged with debris. But extreme rain… SEE MORE

‘Average’ Atlantic Hurricane Season to Reflect More Storms

4/16/2021 - Beginning with this year’s hurricane season outlooks, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) will use 1991-2020 as the new 30-year period of record. The updated averages for the Atlantic hurricane season have increased with 14 named storms and 7 hurricanes. The average for major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5) remains… SEE MORE