Category: Coastal News

This Billion-Dollar Plan to Save Salmon Depends on a Giant Fish Vacuum

11/27/2023 - By propublica.org. Many endorse opening dams and letting fish coast the natural current as the best way to avoid extinction. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has other ideas. To free salmon stuck behind dams in Oregon’s Willamette River Valley, here’s what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has in… SEE MORE

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All the Fish We Cannot See

11/26/2023 - By Moira Donovan. The ocean has a way of upending expectations. Four-story-high rogue waves peak and collapse without warning. Light bends across the surface to conjure chimeric cities that hover at the horizon. And watery wastelands reveal themselves to be anything but. So was the case for the scientists aboard… SEE MORE

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World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks free, heads Toward Southern Ocean

11/25/2023 - By Gloria Dickie. The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km (1,500 square miles), the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City. Since calving off… SEE MORE

Inflatable vs. Hard Paddle Board – Which is Best?

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11/24/2023 - By pumpedupsup.com. Quick Answer: For all-around leisure paddling, inflatable SUPs are much better overall, due to advantages in durability, portability, weight, versatility, and injury prevention. But if you are buying a board mainly for SUP surfing or racing, certain technical attributes of hardboards make them worthy of consideration. Inflatable Stand Up Paddle Boards,… SEE MORE

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The Precision Marine Navigation program is working with other regions to start providing test S-102 data.

Vessel Pilots Transition to New Chart Format

11/23/2023 - By nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. NOAA’s Precision Marine Navigation (PMN) program aims to seamlessly integrate high-resolution bathymetry and high accuracy positioning and shoreline data with the forecast data of water levels, currents, waves, and weather forecasts. This information can be easily accessed and integrated into maritime electronic charting systems and other decision support… SEE MORE

New homes are under construction in June at a housing development near Buckeye, Ariz. A growing number of local governments are considering limits on homebuilding in the face of floods, droughts and wildfires driven by climate change. Mario Tama/Getty Images

3 Cities Face a Climate Dilemma: to Build or not to Build Homes in Risky Places

11/22/2023 - By npr.org. With climate-fueled disasters killing hundreds of Americans annually and costing communities billions of dollars, a growing number of local governments are asking a basic question: Are there some places where people shouldn't build homes? It's one of the most difficult choices a community can make. Local governments typically… SEE MORE

Which States Are Most Prepared For Climate Change?

11/21/2023 - By Katharina Buchholz. The recently released Fifth National Climate Assessment finds that while U.S. CO₂ output and the price of renewable energy have fallen, the country is still expected to feel the effects of climate change now and in the future. Even if global warming was to be restricted to current levels, the country… SEE MORE

Bull Kelp

11/20/2023 - By bullkelp.info. Redwoods of the Ocean Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) is the majestic kelp that grows up to sixty feet in one season, to reproduce and be washed away by winter storms each year. It is the signature species making up the vastly productive kelp forests of the Northern Pacific coastline from… SEE MORE

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The Tip of the Tong

11/19/2023 - By Paul Molyneaux. Alabama oyster harvesters are glad to see their resource rebounding, even for a short season. Robbie Pollock married into the oyster business 43 years ago. “My wife’s daddy, Doody Peters, was the king of the oyster business back then,” says Pollock. “Back then, you couldn’t get into… SEE MORE

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The Dark Side of Lighthouses

11/18/2023 - By Amorina Kingdon. Lighthouse keeping is not for the faint-hearted. Keepers live in isolation, endure violent storms, and must be ready to respond to the occasional shipwreck. They have to be self-sufficient, handy, happy with their own company, and comfortable with heights. Still, today’s “wickies” have all the mod cons… SEE MORE

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