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People and Places: Rising Stars

Climate

What do shifts in the global climate mean for our state?

Photo of a bridge crossing over the Neuse River in Kinston. The title of the article, "The Road to Resilience," overlays the photo, along with the author's name, Julie Leibach.

Jun 18, 2020

The Road to Resilience

Durwood Stephenson’s cell phone lit up with calls when Hurricane Matthew battered North Carolina in October 2016. As the director of the U.S. Highway 70 Corridor Commission, he was a go-to for eastern North Carolinians worried about road conditions.

Jun 15, 2020

Coastal Connections: Hatteras Island Students Tackle Coastal Change

Hatteras Island’s youth are strong and resilient. “Salty,” some might say. Students at Cape Hatteras Secondary School of Coastal Studies are noticing, in particular, that storms and weather are becoming more frequent and more intense.

Jun 11, 2020

Inside the Greenhouse

We’re moving rapidly into a different North Carolina than the one we used to know. Will 2020 surpass last year and bring even more record heat?

Mar 23, 2020

Coastal Currents: Mercury on the Rise

As sea levels continue to rise with each passing year, researchers increasingly are focusing their attention on how the change may impact coastal wetlands. 

Mar 19, 2020

Capturing the Culprit: Carbon Sequestration and the Battle Against Climate Change

By protecting coastal ecosystems, we can take advantage of nature's own tools for capturing carbon from the atmosphere — and help to slow down global warming.
image: Ghost forest.

Dec 12, 2019

The Ghost Hunters

Using Remote Sensing Technology, Melinda Martinez and Emily Ury are investigating the mysteries underlying coastal ghost forests.

Dec 11, 2019

A Brief History of Sea Level Rise in North Carolina

It begins with the birth of the Atlantic — millions of years before the recent acceleration of sea level rise from human causes — and it includes a long record of how people have responded to an encroaching ocean.

Sep 18, 2019

Coastal Currents

Marshes face both natural and human stressors on seaward and landward edges.
Baldcypress Trees

Jun 8, 2019

Land Versus Sea

As sea levels rise, an epic battle takes shape on our coast, where incremental changes will have enormous impacts. A new project is coordinating invaluable measurements of marshland elevations to reveal the story as it unfolds.
blue stormy ocean waves with white foam

Jun 8, 2019

People and Places: Rising Stars

North Carolina Sea Grant helps to develop a cadre of educated, innovative and technologically advanced professionals through a variety of fellowships for talented graduate students. These rising movers and shakers will advance the field for years to come.