Tag: Climate

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Extreme Heat Uncovers Lost Villages, Ancient Ruins and Shipwrecks

8/17/2022 - By Kevin Simauchi. In an eerie twist, volatile weather and heat-induced drought are unearthing glimpses of lost archaeological treasures and forgotten history. Extreme heat this year has triggered wildfires, drought and melting glaciers. Less expectedly, it’s also revealed some weird and dark things about our past—shipwrecks, corpses, ghost villages, ornamental… SEE MORE

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Protecting Coastal Louisiana’s Way of Life

8/17/2022 - By Domonique Tolliver. Fishing is in Lance Nacio’s DNA. When his great-grandfather came to the U.S., he settled in a fishing community called Manilla Village and made a living working the waterways around the village. While Lance Nacio’s father worked in the oil and gas industry, he also hunted and… SEE MORE

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Record Amount Of Seaweed In The Caribbean

8/5/2022 - By Dánica Coto. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Near-record amounts of seaweed are smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados, killing fish and other wildlife, choking tourism and releasing stinky, noxious gases. More than 24 million tons of sargassum blanketed the Atlantic in June, shattering the all-time record,… SEE MORE

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NOAA Launches Heat.gov Website

7/26/2022 - By NOAA Yesterday, the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) announced Heat.gov, a new website to provide the public and decision-makers with clear, timely and science-based information to understand and reduce the health risks of extreme heat. Heat.gov will provide a one-stop hub on heat and health for the nation… SEE MORE

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Saltier Seas Mean More Rain for the Midwest

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7/12/2022 - By Dan Symonds. US researchers have reported that the saline content of the ocean surface provides a far more reliable indicator of whether or not heavy summer rains will fall in the US Midwest compared to sea surface temperatures. Seasonal weather in the Midwest is atmospherically connected to the Pacific and… SEE MORE

Learn About Our Presenters… “Rising with the Tide: Keeping Our Communities Above Water”

11/14/2021 - Our free online conference for Coastal Communities is this Wednesday, Nov 17th. Learn more about our presenters, and join us! PRESENTERS INCLUDE: Senator Angus King Since 2013, Senator King has served as Maine’s first Independent United States Senator. He's strong believer in the need for greater bipartisan dialogue and relationship building, and… SEE MORE

Coastal Communities Meet to Discuss Rising Water Levels. Join Us!

10/21/2021 - US Harbors is hosting an online conference with internationally renowned experts speaking on key aspects of rising coastal water levels. The purpose of the event is to help communities understand what is happening--and predicted to happen--with rising water-levels and learn about how to track, and plan for, these conditions. EVENT DATE/TIME:… SEE MORE