Climate

As the global climate heats up and sea levels rise, an epic battle takes shape in our coastal watersheds, where incremental changes have enormous impacts. What do shifts in the global climate mean for our state?

Mar 31, 2025

Vital Signs

Last year brought unprecedented high temperatures and numerous severe weather events.

Mar 31, 2025

Climate Change in the Napa Valley of Oysters

Rising seas and warming temperatures pose challenges for a critical, eco-friendly industry.

Jan 22, 2025

New Sea Level Rise Projections for North Carolina

A new report predicts sea level rise in three North Carolina cities over the next century. The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel has released a new report with projections…

Jan 21, 2025

Early Warnings

A former joint North Carolina Sea Grant-Space Grant Fellow is pioneering a new method that will inform conservation planning. A new study from North Carolina State University and the United States Geological…

Jan 15, 2025

Mind the Gap

As emissions reach all-time highs, far more stringent goals are necessary to keep global warming under a threshold that would make heightened climate impacts unstoppable. The UN Environment Programme’s 2024 Emissions…

Dec 16, 2024

The 2024 NC Coastal Conference in Review

The 2024 North Carolina Coastal Conference on November 13 and 14 in New Bern brought together over 330 coastal enthusiasts for insightful presentations and discussions about the future of North…

Oct 16, 2024

Hook, Line & Science

The latest science on shrinking fish, saving Manta Rays, and tracking species by measuring environmental DNA.

Oct 16, 2024

Mapping the Impacts of North Carolina’s Poultry Industry

How might poultry farms, raising anywhere from 20,000 to 1.5 million chickens at a time, affect nearby communities? How do concentrated animal feeding operations and their waste, an estimated 2.5 billion pounds annually for chickens alone, impact our state’s waterways? How has the rapid expansion of this industry over the last few decades compounded these problems?

Oct 14, 2024

The Catastrophic Power of Hurricane Helene

Only six years separate Florence and Helene, but these “once-in-a-thousand-year” hurricanes have much in common. Along with other storms that have hit our state, Helene offers lessons — and a warning.

Sep 18, 2024

The Undersea Vision of Fabien Cousteau

PROTEUS™ — the undersea equivalent of the International Space Station — will speed scientific discovery and spur medical breakthroughs.