Category: Coastal News

Image Credits: Shutterstock, George Cole

Low tide at Dash Point State Park, Puget Sound, Washington

5/25/2025 - By Kai Uyehara. One of the lowest tides of the year is inbound for Tuesday and Wednesday, so get your beachcombing shoes on and be on the lookout for sea critters. Around noon on May 27 and 28, the tide will reach lower than -4 feet in height in Elliott… SEE MORE

NOAA and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researchers prepare a new real-time weather buoy for deployment in Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Photo: NOAA

Sentinels of the Lake: How Data Buoys Increase Safety and Support Communities of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan

5/23/2025 - By sancturies.noaa.gov. Just off the shores of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the Shipwreck Sentinel quietly bobs in the waves—one of many data buoys deployed across the Great Lakes. Sitting within the waters of Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary, this data buoy provides valuable information used by fishers, boaters, and surfers alike.… SEE MORE

With the newly installed culvert in place, fish, sediment, and water can pass through unimpeded.

One-Two Punch of Funding Brings Project Success in Minnesota

5/21/2025 - By coast.noaa.gov. The Takeaway: The Minnesota Coastal Management Program used funding from two sources to take a culvert replacement project from engineering and design all the way to implementation. Brook trout are native to Minnesota’s headwaters and small streams like Tischer Creek in and around the city of Duluth. They’re… SEE MORE

Satellite image of Tropical Storm Hone from NOAA's GOES-18 satellite on August 24, 2024, as it approached the Big Island of Hawaii and shortly before the storm intensified to hurricane strength.

NOAA Predicts Less Active 2025 Central Pacific Hurricane Season

5/19/2025 - By noaa.gov. Forecasters urge public to prepare well ahead of upcoming season Today, forecasters with NOAA’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center and Climate Prediction Center announced a 30% chance of below-normal tropical cyclone activity for the upcoming central Pacific Hurricane Season. The 2025 outlook also indicates a 50% chance of a near-normal hurricane season and… SEE MORE

Nightfall no Longer Offers a Reliable Reprieve for Western US Firefighters

5/17/2025 - By research.noaa.gov. For decades, firefighting crews counted on falling temperatures and rising humidity at night to dampen wildfire activity, allowing them to rest, regroup and prepare for the next day. Over the last 20 years though, satellite measurements have confirmed a change reported in the western US by firefighters on… SEE MORE

NOAA Technology to Support Aviation Safety in the Bahamas

5/15/2025 - By noaa.gov. NOAA has signed an agreement with Sky Miles Limited, a Bahamian company, to develop and install an advanced aviation forecast system. This system will improve flight safety for airlines flying to or through the island nation’s airspace, off the United States southeast coast, and the surrounding Caribbean region.… SEE MORE

Assessing the U.S. Climate in April 2025

5/13/2025 - By ncei.noaa.gov. April brought widespread rainfall and severe storms to the central U.S., and much of the West, South and East remained dry and unseasonably warm Key Points: A slow-moving storm system in early April brought widespread flooding and over 150 tornadoes to the South and Midwest, resulting in numerous… SEE MORE

US will Stop Tracking the Costs of Extreme Weather Fueled by Climate Change

5/11/2025 - By Alexa St. John. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will no longer track the cost of climate change-fueled weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more. It is the latest example of changes to the agency and the Trump administration limiting federal government resources on climate change. NOAA… SEE MORE

Remotely operated vehicle Deep Discoverer traverses over an extensive field of ferromanganese nodules that formed the bulk of the hard seafloor substrate for much of Dive 17 of the 2021 North Atlantic Stepping Stones expedition. (Image credit: NOAA)

“The next gold rush” Executive order unlocks access to deep seabed minerals

5/9/2025 - By noaa.gov. President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a framework for American companies to identify and retrieve offshore critical minerals and resources. The Executive Order prioritizes U.S. leadership in seabed mapping and mineral exploration, ensuring reliable access to critical minerals like manganese, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements. Critical minerals… SEE MORE

Navigation Aid, buoy, in the fog. Photo by Andrew Marek/Shutterstock

Navigation Markers Targeted for Removal by U.S. Coast Guard — Here’s How to Weigh In

5/7/2025 - Coast Guard proposing the removal of 350+ navigation aids (NY to Maine). Public comment deadline: June 13, 2025 By US Harbors The U.S. Coast Guard has proposed eliminating more than 350 navigational aids—buoys, daymarks, and lights—along the Northeast coast, from New York to Eastport, Maine. These changes are part of… SEE MORE

Category: Coastal News

Sign Up for Our Newsletter! * indicates required