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Coastwatch Covers Accelerating Sea Level Rise, a New Safety Alert on PFAS, and Much…

Flooding

An urban street is partly flooded with saltwater from a high tide flood. Cars are parked in and driving through the floodwaters.

Jun 5, 2025

NC Sea Grant Research on Coastal Flooding Featured in Washington Post

NC Sea Grant researcher Katherine Anarde and her team studied flooding in three NC, communities, Beaufort, Sea Level, and Carolina Beach, using a network of land-based sensors.
image: teacher hoisted onto frying Pan Tower.

Feb 25, 2025

Coastwatch Publishes the Winter 2025 Issue

The Winter 2025 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine covers a new threat to the oyster industry, an innovative project that took teachers out to Frying Pan Tower, how volunteers helped responders find survivors after Hurricane Helene, and much more.
image: broken road, Hendersonville area in North Carolina.

Oct 17, 2024

Coastwatch Covers Hurricane Helene’s Record-Breaking Strength

The Fall 2024 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine explores the catastrophic power of Hurricane Helene. The print edition of the Fall issue was already at press when Helene devastated western North Carolina, but the NC State Climate Office’s Corey Davis provides context for the record-breaker in his special online-only feature about the hurricane’s strength...
image: The morning tide creeps up on a beach cottage at Carova.

Nov 8, 2023

“Tipping Points” Webinar Addresses the Impacts of Rising Seas on Wastewater

The Carolinas Collaborative on Climate, Health, and Equity will host a free webinar on climate change trends, focusing on the impacts of sea level rise on septic systems and water quality.

Sep 26, 2023

Coastwatch Covers Accelerating Sea Level Rise, a New Safety Alert on PFAS, and Much More

The Fall 2023 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine features new research showing accelerating sea level rise on the Southeast and Gulf coasts, a new safety alert on PFAS in the Cape Fear River, and an in-depth look at environmental justice and disaster recovery. The latest edition also includes the story of a tagged shark that resurfaced 23 years later, as well as a look at prescribed fires and much more.