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New Sailing Speed Records are Being Set
By stephenswaring.com The Need for Speed Last week, on the hot dry sands of Australia’s remote Lake Gairdner, something incredible happened. On a 46.2-foot-long, 4-wheeled, carbon-fiber land-yacht called Horonuku, Glenn Ashby and Team New Zealand set a breathtaking speed record of 222.4 kmh (or 138.2 mph) in a wind-powered vehicle.… SEE MORE
Reopening Rivers to Migratory Fish in the Northeast
By fisheries.noaa.gov Our interactive story map highlights how NOAA and partners’ work reopening rivers in the Northeast helps benefit fisheries and communities. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="800"] Removal of Holmes Dam on Town Brook in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Credit: Hawk Visuals)[/caption] Every year, millions of fish along the Atlantic coast migrate up… SEE MORE
Underprediction of Urban Flood Risks
By sustainabilitycommunity.springernature.com Detailed modeling of flood hazards in Los Angeles reveals exposure 10-40 times greater than suggested by federally defined flood zones. Across the U.S., urban flood risks may be similarly underestimated. Managing the growing risks of flooding requires, first and foremost, awareness of them. Our recent study of flood… SEE MORE
North Atlantic Right Whale Calving Season 2023
By fisheries.noaa.gov We estimate there are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales remaining. With so few of these whales left, researchers closely monitor the southeastern United States for new offspring during the annual right whale calving season. Every single female North Atlantic right whale and calf are vital to… SEE MORE
Five Questions to Help You Understand Hurricanes and Climate Change
By nasa.gov The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has officially started, and NASA scientists are working with partners at NOAA, FEMA and other organizations to help communities prepare for these storms and respond to their aftermath. To gain a better understanding of how hurricanes are intensifying and becoming stronger in the face of… SEE MORE
NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water
By nasa.gov A satellite built for NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES) to observe nearly all the water on our planet’s surface lifted off on its way to low-Earth orbit at 3:46 a.m. PST on Friday. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) spacecraft also… SEE MORE
Extreme "Grinch" Winter Storm Blasts Country
By Andrew Freedman. Bomb Cyclone and Nationwide Arctic Blast put 300 Million Under Alerts An extraordinary stretch of extreme winter weather is blasting the Lower 48 as a powerful Arctic cold front sweeps south out of Canada, unleashing howling winds and sparking a bomb cyclone forming in the Midwest. The… SEE MORE
Celebrate Winter With Four New Paper Snowflake Templates
By fisheries.noaa.gov Celebrate the most wonderful time of year with our adorable Woods Hole Science Aquarium paper snowflakes! Enjoy four new designs inspired by a few of our aquarium residents: Atlantic cod, chain dogfish, common spider crab, and diamondback terrapin. [caption id="attachment_44274" align="alignnone" width="648"] Paper Snowflake Templates, NOAA Fisheries[/caption] Get… SEE MORE
Predicting Winners and Losers in a Warming Arctic
By fisheries.noaa.gov Habitat for key prey species may shrink dramatically if climate change continues on its current trajectory, new research shows. [caption id="attachment_44256" align="alignnone" width="553"] NOAA FIsheries, A basket star on the Alaska seafloor. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.[/caption] By the end of this century, Arctic ocean bottom temperatures may be too… SEE MORE
Catching redfish in the inky dark waters of St. Augustine.
By anglersjournal.com Florida is loaded with small, hidden fishing gems from coast to coast, and the nation’s oldest city, St. Augustine, is no different. Red drum thrive along this historic coast in a variety of habitats, from tall grass during flood tides to deep-water structure where they ambush prey from… SEE MORE
Dates for the 2024 America’s Cup Announced
By sailmagazine.com Ever since making the controversial decision to hold the next America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain, instead of in home waters, Defender Emirates Team New Zealand has been hard at work organizing logistics for the event. The Racing Area for the Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup Match… SEE MORE
Breathing Life into the Ocean
By earthobservatory.nasa.gov From global to regional scales, images from satellites portray the dynamic beauty of the world’s oceans. Each view reveals something unique, from the seasonal pulses of life to the colorful signature of phytoplankton blooms. Almost all life in the ocean depends on tiny photosynthetic organisms known as phytoplankton.… SEE MORE