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5.7 Earthquake Hits 127 Miles Off Oregon Coast
By The Associated Press, KOIN 6 News Staff. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck about 127 miles (204 kilometers) off the Oregon coast late Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck just after 11 p.m., west of Bandon, Oregon. The Northwest National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska,… SEE MORE
Sudden Stratospheric Warming Could Mean Wild Winter Storms
By Jeff Berardelli. In the span of a week, from late December to early January, temperatures high in the atmosphere above the Arctic jumped by 100 degrees Fahrenheit. While this may sound alarming, it's a natural phenomenon that happens every couple of years, but experts say human-caused climate change may be… SEE MORE
Jellyfish Build Walls of Water to Swim Around the Ocean
By Kenneth Chang. Locomotion through the seas can be arduous. Water is more viscous than air, and so underwater creatures must overcome strong frictional resistance as they swim. To make things more difficult, liquid water provides nothing solid to push off against. But lowly jellyfish, which have swum in the… SEE MORE
Maryland Department Offers Online Licensing Services in Spanish
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources announces its online COMPASS portal is now available in Spanish. The new COMPASS portal will provide Spanish speakers access to the department’s catalog of recreational licenses, permits and stamps, and other products and services. A button at the top of each page within COMPASS allows visitors to toggle… SEE MORE
Coast Guard Warns of Heavy Weather in Northern California
The Coast Guard urges the public to use caution on or near the water as winter weather forecasts include heavy seas and strong winds in Northern California through Tuesday evening. With large waves forecasted to reach 22 feet and wind gusts expected to exceed 40 mph, the public should check weather,… SEE MORE
2020 Took Weather to New Extremes
By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow. As most of us are breathing a sigh of relief that 2020 is over, many meteorologists are doing the same thing. The year featured devastating wildfires and hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and flooding, and just about everything else the atmosphere has to offer. Wildfires and… SEE MORE
NOAA Scientists Virtually Discover New Species Near Puerto Rico
A NOAA Fisheries research team discovered Duobrachium sparksae, a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly. The discovery was made during an underwater expedition led by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research. The new species and a new virtual method of describing and documenting the discovery are both explained in Plankton and Benthos… SEE MORE
Our Five Favorite New Year's Superstitions
The celebration of the New Year is common in almost every country across the globe and every culture has their own practices and superstitions for kicking off the New Year right. What are some of your favorites? Pucker Up - One of the most popular New Year's Eve superstitions is… SEE MORE
Year-long Fishing Ban Along South Oahu Shoreline to Begin Friday
Rules to prevent over fishing in Waikiki will once again be in place at the start of the new year. Come Friday, the Shoreline Fisheries Management Area from Waikiki to Diamond Head will be closed for fishing. The year-long shutdown is an effort by the state to mitigate over fishing… SEE MORE
Survey Shows Extent of COVID-19 Impact to East Coast Fishermen
By Kirk Moore. Up to 40 percent of fishermen from Maine to North Carolina suspended their operations in spring 2020 as the covid-19 pandemic collapsed the seafood market, according to new findings from a Rutgers University study. “A lot of what we found was that in the early months of… SEE MORE
Boating 101: How to Read Navigational Charts
By Pete McDonald. There’s an old saying you used to hear that states: “It’s not where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” With the speed and accuracy of today’s chart plotters, it seems like the “how” part of boating has never been easier. But don’t let the ease of… SEE MORE
A New Population of Blue Whales Was Discovered Hiding in the Indian Ocean
By Katherine J. Wu. Weighing up to 380,000 pounds and stretching some 100 feet long, the blue whale — the largest creature to have ever lived on Earth — might at first seem difficult for human eyes and ears to miss. But a previously unknown population of the leviathans has… SEE MORE