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NC’s ‘State-of-the-Art’ Warning System Strengthens Flood Planning

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Jan 10, 2023

NC Resilient Coastal Communities Program Accepts Applications from Communities and Contractors

Division of Coastal Management is hosting an informational webinar on the application process on January 12 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Nov 23, 2022

Mapping North Carolina’s Vulnerable Estuarine Shorelines

An accurate and up-to-date shoreline classification map of the NRE is critical to understanding the context and magnitude of storm-induced erosion and would enable coastal communities to better understand erosion risks associated with different shoreline environments.

Jul 28, 2022

Improving Hurricane Predictions by Observing the Ocean with Cheyenne Stienbarger

During this past World Ocean Month, we sat down with Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program Manager Cheyenne Stienbarger to learn more about how ocean observing research can help improve predictions of extreme events.

Feb 10, 2023

Community-Engaged Interns Serve Across the State

Each summer, North Carolina Sea Grant offers undergraduate students opportunities to join experts across the state to explore issues affecting local communities.

Feb 6, 2023

NC State Scientists Work to Raise Awareness for a More Inclusive Outdoors

Field Inclusive, a nonprofit co-founded by Lauren D. Pharr and Murry Burgess, two Black Ph.D. students at North Carolina State University (NCSU), strives to offer tangible and actionable improvements in issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) when it comes to individuals who are targeted based on their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity and/or religion while working in or enjoying the outdoors.

Jul 10, 2023

The Road Less Traveled: An Academic Journey from Undergrad to Professor

Fidan has developed a framework to model the daily flood extent in the North Carolina Coastal Plain area after Hurricane Matthew.

Apr 18, 2023

Sustaining Iconic Fish

“I wanted to be a marine biologist, basically from the moment I watched a National Geographic video featuring Dr. Eugenie Clark. She was my hero growing up,” says Matt Damiano, an alumnus from North Carolina State University’s Department of Applied Ecology.

Apr 11, 2023

ShellCast App Expands into Southeastern Waters

A digital tool for North Carolina’s Shellfish growers soon will forecast last-minute lease closures in Florida and South Carolina, too. BY CARRIE CLOWER In early 2022, ShellCast debuted as a…

Jun 10, 2022

Neuse Oxygen Levels Could Bring Summer Fish Kills

The 2022 summer hypoxia forecast for the Neuse River estuary calls for dissolved oxygen concentrations slightly below the long-term average and below the “hypoxia threshold.” Oxygen levels below this threshold often are associated with fish kills.

Jun 7, 2022

NC’s ‘State-of-the-Art’ Warning System Strengthens Flood Planning

This hurricane season, the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) will rely on an advanced flood-warning system that includes 400 river and stream gauges -- and the new system is informing resilience planning.