Tag: tides

Possible ‘Tsunami Debris’ Boat on Oregon Coast Presents Mysteries

4/23/2021 - By Oregon Coast Beach Connection: A month after being discovered on a central Oregon coast beach, a wayward boat is still presenting some mysteries. Was it tsunami debris that showed up ten years later? Does it contain something dangerous to our ecosystem? Space debris isn’t the only thing that washed… SEE MORE

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Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle?

12/3/2020 - By Alexander C. Kaufman. On a foggy October afternoon, a strange vessel chugged slowly through the East River’s mist toward Roosevelt Island. It looked almost like it was upside down: three 16-foot rotors, attached on a triangular metal base, sat motionless atop the deck of the rusted barge. They resembled… SEE MORE

Spring 2019 Tides Expected to be Higher than Average

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4/17/2019 - The rising and falling of the sea is a phenomenon upon which we can always depend. Tides are the regular rise and fall of the sea surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun and their position relative to the earth. There are some factors that cause… SEE MORE

Attention to the tide is key in saltwater fishing

How to Fish the Tides: Use Tides, Currents and Water Movement to Your Advantage

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4/4/2019 - By Sam Hudson While crossing off a pre-fish to-do list chock-full of packing, rigging and loading, too many anglers are laissez faire about checking the tides. That's a big blunder: Don't expect positive results at your favorite flat during the wrong tidal stage. Exploiting local tides and currents is essential… SEE MORE

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Homann Heirs Solar System Astronomical Chart

Myth-Busting the Tide

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4/3/2019 - By Jonathan White author of Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean Myths about tides abound. I gave a talk last year for a science series in my hometown, and during the Q and A, a man who I knew was an accomplished physicist asked why the tides were… SEE MORE

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The view of the rising Earth as seen from Apollo 8

The Moon May be a Great Place to Make Water

Environment

3/22/2019 - By Marshall Shepherd World Water Day is March 22nd, 2019, and the theme is "leave no one behind." In 2010, the United Nations (UN) established that access to water is a human right. Billions of people still live without safe drinking water, particularly marginalized groups around the world. Water is… SEE MORE

The final supermoon of 2019 is expected to contribute to king tides

March King Tides to be Fueled by Pull of the Supermoon

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3/20/2019 - By Alex Sosnowski The final supermoon of 2019 will contribute to king tides and the potential for minor coastal flooding in areas prone to high water issues in the United States this week. During the full moon, the Earth, sun and the moon are in close alignment. This pulls on… SEE MORE