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....Continue reading "Mapping North Carolina’s Vulnerable Estuarine Shorelines"
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....Continue reading "Improving Hurricane Predictions by Observing the Ocean with Cheyenne Stienbarger"
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....Continue reading "NC’s ‘State-of-the-Art’ Warning System Strengthens Flood Planning"
Skedaddling Sea Turtles: How Loggerheads React to Hurricanes
Not only do these turtles dive longer and change locations, but their new behaviors linger after the storms have passed....Continue reading "Skedaddling Sea Turtles: How Loggerheads React to Hurricanes"
Above and Below: The Impacts of Weather Events on Water Quality and Quantity
North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science Week with a look at Alex K. Manda's wide-ranging research interests, which address a critical resource many people on the East Coast often take for granted: water. ...Continue reading "Above and Below: The Impacts of Weather Events on Water Quality and Quantity"