Guest commentary: Duke University senior Holden Buchanan examines Beaufort’s duality as a coastal science hub and example of climate vulnerability.
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Coastal NC projects selected for $7M in federal grants
Money for the five efforts here is part of $144 million for projects that enhance the resilience of coastal communities and improve habitat for fish and wildlife in 31 states and U.S. territories.
Ocracoke Light Station project groundbreaking Dec. 7
The 15-minute event, which caps off the year-long celebration of the Ocracoke Light Station’s 200th anniversary, will take place Dec. 7.
Division establishes new state record for almaco jack
Matt Frattasio of Massachusetts is the first North Carolina recordholder for Seriola rivoliana, otherwise known as almaco jack.
State awards $2.3M in Environmental Enhancement Grants
Just shy of $1 million funded through the N.C. Department of Justice’s Environmental Enhancement Grant program is going to projects with coastal benefits.
Pace of cyclone strengthening has doubled since 1971
A study from Rowan University in New Jersey has drawn a connection between the number of rapidly strengthening tropical Atlantic hurricanes in recent years and documented increases in ocean temperatures.
Community Conversation: Plans for ‘next Florence’ emerge
Special Report: Hurricane Florence five years ago forced new thinking about adaptation and resiliency, especially in North Carolina’s most vulnerable coastal areas.
Florence’s scars heal slowly as change becomes more visible
Special report: Five years after Hurricane Florence battered and drenched Down East Carteret County, much has changed, but solutions are elusive.
Changes from Hurricane Florence Down East still visible
New series: The Down East Resilience Network brought together state agency representatives, scientists, residents and advocates for a two-day community conversation on changes Down East since the 2018 Category 1 storm and how to prepare for the next.
CRC science panel to assess new sea level rise studies
The panel will also review updates related to Inlet Hazard Areas, and discuss methodologies and data pertaining to oceanfront erosion rates.
State secures funding for climate action volunteer program
The Governor’s Climate Action Corps, created under the Climate Action Corps National Expansion Pilot through California Volunteers, will aid 25 Climate Corps members throughout the state to serve with existing NC AmeriCorps programs.
EPA environmental education grants deadline Nov. 8
Environmental Protection Agency officials are seeking applicants for the 2023 Environmental Education Local Grant Program.
Study of estuaries finds lower acidification than in oceans
New research finds that nutrient pollution in the Neuse River Estuary-Pamlico Sound and Chesapeake Bay could affect how carbon dioxide is dissolved in inland coastal waters.
NC, VA organizations combine efforts to monitor king tides
As the East Coast readies for fall king tides — the highest high and lowest low tides of the year — two organizations that track the related flooding are encouraging volunteers to submit observations via smartphone apps.
Meeting rescheduled for Hammocks Beach history project
The town hall meeting rescheduled for 6-8 p.m. Sept. 14 in Swansboro will begin with an hourlong open house followed by a presentation on the Office of State Archaeology project to survey Hammocks Beach State Park.
Venus flytrap: Carolinas’ most unique plant still in peril
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ruled last month that the Venus flytrap “is not facing an imminent threat of extinction now or in the foreseeable future,” but the agency underestimated the increasing risks.