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CURRENTS: Rain and Floods Wreak Havoc

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Aug 19, 2014

Learn about Coastal Law, Policy with Lisa Schiavinato

Lisa Schiavinato, North Carolina Sea Grant's law, policy, and community development specialist, also is co-director for the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning, and Policy Center.

Aug 19, 2014

Explore NC’s Coastal Weather and Climate with Jess Whitehead

My first experience communicating about coastal hazards to the public was as a child in 1989, relaying reports from the Weather Channel over the phone to my neighborhood friends in Charleston, SC who remained home during Hurricane Hugo but lost power.

Aug 18, 2014

NC Sea Grant, Bringing it to the People

Susan White, blogger newbie. Old dog, new tricks. Is it possible? I suppose we’ll find out here. As someone who held on with a tight grip to her flip phone until…

Jul 25, 2014

Rip Currents: Data and Deployments

Rebecca Nagy explains how data-logging drifters monitor rip currents — and shares footage that UNCW graduate student Cobi Christiansen shot while getting these loggers into the water.

Jul 23, 2014

Successful — and Sunny — Drifter Deployment

We had a great day at Carolina Beach deploying drifters in the surf to monitor and track rip currents. Now, we want to make sure we recognize and thank our partners who helped with this event.

Jun 24, 2014

Welcome to Coastwatch Currents

This is North Carolina Sea Grant's new blog, where we can bring news to our readers in a more timely fashion. Watch this space as we begin to grow our blogging efforts.
Fishing Sign

Dec 15, 2013

CURRENTS: Estuarine Species in the Spotlight

North Carolina Sea Grant's popular seafood availability chart was recently adapted for display at the N.C. Aquarium at Roanoke Island's new pier.
The Cape Hatteras boat docked.

Mar 1, 2013

CURRENTS: Research Vessel Changes Hands

Now the Marine Technology, or MarTech, program at Cape Fear Community College that trains these specialists is getting a shot in the arm in the form of the R/V Cape Hatteras — a new, bigger research vessel to replace their aging instruction vessel.
Recreational fishing boats docked

Mar 1, 2012

CURRENTS: Safe Boating Saves Lives

Wright, who is officer in charge of USCG Hatteras Search and Rescue Operations, says the crews are trained and certified for rescue missions in up to 30-foot waves. "It can be challenging."
A view of the Neuse River from N.C. Highway 581 in Goldsboro, after heavy rains.

Dec 15, 2010

CURRENTS: Rain and Floods Wreak Havoc

Don't blame Nicole. The widespread flooding and record-breaking rainfall at the end of September wasn't entirely the tropical storm's fault.