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1. Rip Currents Safety <\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Know Your Options<\/strong>

Over a million people have seen this poster in 2024. Share it and save a life…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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2. The Catastrophic Power of Hurricane Helene<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

North Carolina’s New History of Record-Breaking Storms\u00a0<\/strong>

Only six years separate Florence and Helene, but these \u201conce-in-a-thousand-year\u201d hurricanes have much in common. Along with other storms that have hit our state, Helene offers lessons \u2014 and a warning…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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3. The Undersea Vision of Fabien Cousteau<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

“Building the ISS of the Ocean”<\/strong>

PROTEUS\u2122 \u2014 the undersea equivalent of the International Space Station \u2014 will speed scientific discovery and may even spur medical breakthroughs…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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4. Sharks of North Carolina<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

A Quick Look<\/strong>

The sounds, estuaries, and ocean waters in and around North Carolina provide a variety of habitats for water-dwelling species, including an abundance of sharks.<\/em>..<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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5. Ancient Oyster Fisheries<\/span>

Old Practices and What They Reveal<\/strong>

Indigenous peoples sustained massive oyster fisheries for 5,000 to 10,000 years \u2014 or longer…<\/em><\/p><\/h3>\n \n\n \n

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6. Hook, Line & Science<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

from the Spring 2024 issue<\/strong>

Fishing at wind farms, live imaging sonar, and more…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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7. Seashells of North Carolina<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Excerpts from the Expanded New Edition<\/strong>

Beachcombers and researchers alike have revered the original publication for decades. North Carolina Sea Grant and UNC Press have just released the latest edition\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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8. Ice to Ocean<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

From the Sources of Sea Level Rise to the Coast of NC<\/strong>

New findings about ground elevations at the coast confirm that the battle between land and sea has become increasingly one-sided \u2014 and that an ecological transformation of coastal North Carolina has begun.<\/p>\n\t \t \n

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9. Hook, Line & Science<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

from the Summer 2024 issue<\/strong>

Saving the red snapper, angling around windmills, and the night life of oyster toadfish…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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10. NC’s True Ghost Story<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

A Tale of Carbon, Salt, and Sea Level Rise<\/strong>

A new study is using satellite imagery to predict the next ghost forests…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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11. The Guide to Coastal Living<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Bulkheads: Challenges and Tips <\/strong>

Bulkheads sometimes are cheaper to install, but the long-term costs of maintenance can be steep…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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12. Mariners Menu<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

from the Summer 2024 issue<\/strong>

Here’s what to make — along with videos about how to make it…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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13. Catching Up with John Mallette<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

The Untold Stories of African Americans in North Carolina’s Seafood Industry<\/strong>

\u201cAs long as I was around a boat and I was on the water, I really didn\u2019t care about anything else.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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14. River of Time<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Three Sisters Swamp <\/strong>

North Carolina’s famous Black River holds living bald cypresses that were saplings before Rome was an empire…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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15. Sunny with a Chance of Floods<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

“Sunny Day” Flooding <\/strong>

Researchers and the Carolina Beach community work together to address chronic flooding…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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16. The 50-Year Trend in Atlantic Hurricane Escalation<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Warming Waters <\/strong>

More than 90 percent of the warming we\u2019re seeing from human-caused greenhouse gases goes into our oceans…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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17. How Climate Change Affects Your Health<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Infographics on Air Quality and Heat Waves <\/strong>

Here’s how global warming impacts human health, especially during summertime…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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18. On the Water<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Save Money and Fuel by Running Your Boat by the Numbers <\/strong>

Plan for efficient gas usage, based on Alaska Sea Grant’s publication, Saving Fuel on Your Recreational or Charter Boat…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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19. A Brief History of Sea Level Rise in North Carolina<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

It begins with the birth of the Atlantic \u2014 millions of years before the recent acceleration of sea level rise from human causes \u2014 and it includes a long record of how people have responded to an encroaching ocean…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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20. Safety Alert: Hurricane Season Is Here<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t

Tips, Tools, and Resources <\/strong>

Guidance from NOAA advises people\u00a0NOT\u00a0to focus on a specific storm category. A storm’s \u201cscale\u201d only reflects the strongest winds near the center of the storm\u00a0\u2014\u00a0not\u00a0potentially life-threatening flooding from storm surge or rain…<\/em><\/p>\n\t \t \n

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