Category: Nature

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

24/6/2019 - 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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17/6/2019 - 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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How to Get Involved in World Oceans Day 2019

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29/5/2019 - 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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6/5/2019 - 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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1/5/2019 - 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

Hurricane Michael Upgraded to Category 5 at US Landfall

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19/4/2019 - Scientists at NOAA's National Hurricane Center conducted a detailed post-storm analysis on all the data available for Hurricane Michael and have determined that the storm's estimated intensity at landfall was 140 knots (160 mph). This final wind intensity is a 5 knot (5 mph) increase over the operational estimate and… SEE MORE

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Spring 2019 Tides Expected to be Higher than Average

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17/4/2019 - 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

An annotated map of the US showing notable climate events that occurred across the country during March 2019 (NOAA NCEI)

US Experienced Coldest First Quarter in Five Years

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15/4/2019 - The so-called bomb cyclone that brought heavy snow, blizzard conditions and major flooding to the Midwest in March landed with a resounding meteorological "ka-boom!" and became one of two billion-dollar weather and climate disasters this year. The other was a severe storm that struck the Northeast, Southeast and Ohio Valley… SEE MORE

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Myth-Busting the Tide

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3/4/2019 - By Jonathan White author of Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean Myths about tides abound. I gave a talk last year for a science series in my hometown, and during the Q and A, a man who I knew was an accomplished physicist asked why the tides were… SEE MORE

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