Category: Coastal News

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Great Lakes High Water Impacts Continue Across Michigan

8/19/2020 - By John Pepin, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. From the Porcupine Mountains to Lime Island and Harrisville to Tawas and Van Buren state parks, record or near-record Great Lakes water levels have produced powerful impacts forcing the closure of numerous facilities. These impacts include flooding, extensive erosion and destruction or… SEE MORE

Navy Pier will Temporarily Close After Labor Day

8/19/2020 - By Emma Krupp. Navy Pier, the ever-popular lakefront tourist destination and events site, will once again shut its doors to the public beginning September 7. The latest closure, which follows an earlier shelter-in-place shutdown spanning from March 16 to June 10, affects all operations on pier premises, including more than 70… SEE MORE

The Possibility of Change in Marblehead Harbor

8/19/2020 - By Chris Stevens. When it comes to mitigating the impact of climate change on Marblehead Harbor, residents were hit with a lot of information Monday in a short amount of time. The good news is the town has time to figure out its path to preservation. “What we are providing… SEE MORE

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Ida Lewis Distance Race: A Triumph in Trying Times

8/19/2020 - A total of 65 boats started the 2020 Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Jeanneau America on Saturday, August 15 in a building northeasterly that dished out 20-22 knots of breeze (and a few knock-down gusts) throughout most of the day and into the evening and overnight. By the time racing had finished for… SEE MORE

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California Wildfires Force Evacuations in Sonoma and Napa Counties

8/19/2020 - By Azi Paybarah and Christina Morales. Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Tuesday in response to wildfires in California, as the state gave evacuation orders and battled the effects of a sweltering heat wave, rolling blackouts and the coronavirus pandemic. By early Wednesday morning, the state fire authorities had ordered residents… SEE MORE

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NOAA Issues New Strategy for Ocean Mapping

8/18/2020 - Last week, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey released the Mapping U.S. Marine and Great Lakes Waters: Office of Coast Survey Contributions to a National Ocean Mapping Strategy. This report is part of NOAA’s ongoing commitment to meet core surveying and nautical charting mandates while supporting broader needs to fill gaps in… SEE MORE

DNREC Sinks Ex-Navy Freighter onto Delaware’s Artificial Reef System

8/14/2020 - DNREC continued to broaden the recreational allure of Delaware’s renowned artificial reef system today by sinking the Reedville, originally a World War II and Korean Conflict-era coastal freighter and supply ship at a reef site 16 miles offshore and with readings of *38 40.423’N 74* 44.295’ W at a depth… SEE MORE

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Residents Asked to Reduce Power During the California Heat Wave

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8/14/2020 - By Jana Katsuyama. A blistering heat wave over the next several days is prompting the California Independent System Operator to issue a Flex Alert for Friday, which means residents are being asked to reduce power usage from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. California is expected to have record-breaking heat, up to… SEE MORE

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New NOAA Report Shows U.S. Continued to See High Tide Flooding in 2019

8/14/2020 - High-tide flooding, often referred to as “nuisance” or “sunny day” flooding, is increasingly common due to years of relative sea level increases. It occurs when tides reach anywhere from 1.75 to 2 feet above the daily average high tide and start spilling onto streets or bubbling up from storm drains. … SEE MORE

‘Unprecedented’ Boat Traffic Off Maine’s Coast Creates COVID-19 Challenge

8/12/2020 - By Eric Russell. While some potential out-of-state visitors have likely been deterred by Maine’s two-week quarantine or negative testing requirements, one area hasn’t seen any slowdown: the open water. Harbormasters, marine patrol officials and boat dealers all agree that 2020 has been the busiest season in recent memory in coves,… SEE MORE

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