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NASA Made an Incredible 10-Year Time Lapse of the Sun's Fiery Rotation
By Dustin Nelson. Everyone — at least, pretty much everyone — knows you shouldn't stare at the sun. It's dangerous. That's unfortunate, in a sense, because there's a lot to see, and the sun not only sustains life on Earth, but it's beautiful. This month marks a full decade of NASA's Solar… SEE MORE
Where to Watch Fireworks this Fourth of July
Although many Fourth of July celebrations have been canceled, some communities have decided to move forward with their fireworks displays while taking social distancing guidelines into consideration. If you do plan to attend one of the fireworks displays listed below, please follow all local guidelines and COVID-19 restrictions. Be safe… SEE MORE
New Podcast Episode: "Navigating NYC Waterways: A Conversation with Nate Grove, NYC's Chief of Waterfront and Marine Operations, Planning, & Development"
In this first episode of “All About Our Coasts”, US Harbors president—Anastasia Fischer—heads out to the World’s Fair Marina in Flushing, Queens to talk to Nate Grove, Chief of New York City’s Waterfront and Marine Operations, Planning, & Development. Nate works for the New York City Parks and Recreation Department,… SEE MORE
News from Our Coasts: Week of 6/22/2020
NEWS & UPDATES THIS WEEK Status Updates: Harbors & Marinas Around the Country News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Week NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: To help our coastal community weather the pandemic, US Harbors is posting weekly news summaries of… SEE MORE
6 Things Forecasters Want You to Know About Weather and Climate
1. Every big weather event isn't necessarily caused by climate change. Severe or extreme weather can be caused or intensified by climate change, but other factors play a role, too. The ingredients that create all weather events remain the same, but a changing climate can affect one or more of those ingredients,… SEE MORE
Delaware Fishing Report Week of June 25th, 2020
By Eric Burnley, Sr. Delaware Bay The weather has improved and so has the fishing. Kings and trout are caught over Lower Bay reef sites on bloodworms, FishBites and Gulp! A few flounder have been taken in the same locations on live minnows, squid and Gulp! Trout and flounder have… SEE MORE
Dolphins Have an Eating Trick. How They Learn It Is More Surprising.
By Katherine J. Wu. When hunger strikes, dolphins don’t mess around. In Shark Bay, Western Australia, these swimming mammals have devised devious tactics to snare slippery prey. In one trick, dolphins chase fish into empty seashells, then chauffeur the shells to the ocean surface, where they use their beaks to… SEE MORE
New York City's Beaches Open for Swimming July 1st
By Sophia Chang. New York City’s beaches will open July 1st for swimming, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. The long-awaited announcement, just ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, comes after de Blasio was criticized for first closing the beaches to the public, then only allowing walking or passive recreation.… SEE MORE
Georgia Legislature Approves Measure Addressing Unnecessary Anchoring Restrictions
The Georgia State Legislature passed HB-833, which fixes several issues that unnecessarily restricted boaters’ access to anchor in all of Georgia’s tidal waters. The legislation now heads to Governor Kemp who is expected to sign the bill into law. “This is a tremendous victory for the recreational boating community and… SEE MORE
WDFW Seeks Advisers for International Groundfish Panel
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations through July 17 for advisers to serve on the Bering Sea Fisheries Advisory Board (BSFAB). The BSFAB consists of five qualified members from Washington state along with five representatives from Alaska, who are appointed by the U.S.… SEE MORE
Massive Sahara Desert Dust Plume Drifting Toward the United States
By Jeff Berardelli. A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northern Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now cloaking the Caribbean and closing in on the southeastern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence,… SEE MORE
