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Benedict Arnold’s Lake Champlain Gunboat Is the Last Shipwreck of Its Kind
By atlasobscura.com. Preserved in the lake’s chilly waters for more than 200 years, the Spitfire now faces a new threat. WHEN THE WOODEN GUNBOAT SPITFIRE sailed into battle as part of a flotilla engaging British naval forces on Lake Champlain in 1776, she carried an unlikely crew: ragtag American soldiers with little… SEE MORE
Deadly Waterborne Bacteria Are Surging Because of Climate Change
By time.com. Climate experts have long warned about the myriad ways that warming temperatures can negatively affect human health. Now that global temperatures are predicted to increase by 1.5°C by the 2030s, that risk is becoming increasingly real. One long-held prediction that appears to be coming true—according to the results of… SEE MORE
How a Little Mussel could Help Save a Merrimack River Salt Marsh
By wbur.org. Annalee Tweitmann stood ankle deep in mud, hands wet with mud, peering at a steep riverbank of mud. Mud comes with the job, she said, and she's fine with that. Because mud is where the mussels are. Tweitmann, a coastal restoration ecologist with Mass Audubon, had come to a… SEE MORE
Now You See Them: Wetland Wildlife on the Move
By coast.noaa.gov. The Takeaway: Scientists across the National Estuarine Research Reserve System have conducted the first-ever North American inventory of coastal wetland wildlife using 140 cameras in 29 estuaries. A fox goes hunting in the Chesapeake Bay Reserve in Maryland. A deer stops and poses in Grand Bay Reserve in… SEE MORE
Right Whale Speed limits: NOAA imposed $1.1 million Fines for Busting 10 knots Since 2021
14By nationalfisherman.com. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is stepping up enforcement of vessel speed limits when endangered North Atlantic right whales are on the move. The agency has used satellite technology and even highway patrol-style speed radar to nab violators. In 2021-2022 NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement reported bringing 19… SEE MORE
Assessing the Global Climate in September 2023
By ncei.noaa.gov. Earth had its warmest September; sixth consecutive month of record-high global ocean surface temperature September Highlights: Last month, the January–September 2023 period surpassed January–September 2016 as the warmest such year-to-date period on record. Record-warm temperatures covered 20% of the world's surface this September, which was the highest percentage… SEE MORE
Right Whale Speed Limits: NOAA imposed $1.1 million Fines for Busting 10 Knots since 2021
By nationalfisherman.com. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is stepping up enforcement of vessel speed limits when endangered North Atlantic right whales are on the move. The agency has used satellite technology and even highway patrol-style speed radar to nab violators. In 2021-2022 NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement reported bringing 19… SEE MORE
Annular Solar Eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14th, 2023
By NASA. The eclipse on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, will be an annular solar eclipse. An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth while it is at its farthest point from Earth. Because the Moon is farther away from Earth, it appears smaller than… SEE MORE
Fisheries Disaster Declaration sought in Bering Sea Crab Fishery
By nationalfisherman.com. With a virtually complete shutdown of Bering Sea crab fishing at hand, fishermen, and Alaska communities are seeking an expedited fishery disaster declaration from the federal government. The emergency is felt acutely on St. Paul Island, where the largely Aleut community of about 400 live on an economy… SEE MORE
Now You See Them: Wetland Wildlife on the Move
By coast.noaa.gov. The Takeaway: Scientists across the National Estuarine Research Reserve System have conducted the first-ever North American inventory of coastal wetland wildlife using 140 cameras in 29 estuaries. In a groundbreaking effort, scientists from the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, which safeguards over 1.4 million acres, completed the first-ever comprehensive… SEE MORE
New Technology uses Good Old-Fashioned Wind to Power Giant Cargo Vessels
By npr.org. Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel commercial cargo ships — this time with the goal of reducing greenhouse… SEE MORE
NOAA Completes Upgrade to Weather and Climate Supercomputer System
By ecomagazine.com. The Department of Commerce and NOAA expanded the capacity of the nation’s Weather and Climate Operational Supercomputing System (WCOSS) by 20% this week. The increased computing power and storage will help improve forecast model guidance for years to come and allow for other weather prediction advances. “Our investment… SEE MORE