"Heavy snow falls on a docked commercial fishing boat in the small New England town of Westport, Massachusetts." by Jeff Golenski is marked with CC0 1.0.
For decades, fishing studies typically employed one-on-one mapping exercises, guided by a facilitator who helped fishing industry participants to draw polygons or mark points on a digital or a paper map of an area of interest. Such ocean mapping has a strong temporal component, as it is intended to gather … [continued]
When I first relocated to southeast Florida, neighbors invited me to watch the buoyant manatees lounge and dive in the marina area. Oysters clung to the Indian River’s shorelines and dock areas. Fish jumped around us as we kayaked through the mangrove channels. At sunset, we’d bike down the road … [continued]
"During a BSEE-directed unannounced exercise in the Gulf of Mexico," by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BSEE (Public Domain).
Communities, local officials, and business oppose planned offshore drilling expansion WASHINGTON, D.C. — Friday, January 23rd, marked the close of the 60-day public comment period on the Trump administration’s draft offshore drilling plan, which proposes an unprecedented expansion off of Alaska, Gulf, and California coastlines. Nearly 300,000 Americans submitted comments in … [continued]
A dumbo octopus swimming in the Atlantis II Seamount Complex, a group of underwater mountains in the North Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States | Credit:NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Atlantic Canyons and Seamounts 2014
This would destroy deep-sea habitats and the ecosystems they support. By Rebecca Loomis, Staff Attorney, Nature, NRDC The Trump administration is supporting a new and highly destructive deep-sea mining (DSM) industry in our ocean, despite immense environmental risks and broad international opposition. Early in his second term, President Trump issued … [continued]
"NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP Satellite Captures Night-time Look at Cyclone Felleng" by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
It was just about a month ago that a report came out stating that DOGE activities wasted about $21.7 billion. Yes, the Department of Government Efficiency, which was supposed to save taxpayers vast amounts of money, did not, according to the report. Eliminating foreign aid, including shutting down USAID, was … [continued]
By Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections As Hurricane Helene roared toward the Florida Panhandle on September 26, 2024, the storm put on an intimidating display of rapid intensification, ramping up from a Category 1 hurricane with 80 mph (129 km/h) winds to a Cat 4 monster with 140 mph (225 … [continued]
As we all know, under the current Trump administration, the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) — led by Elon Musk for most of its life, including during the relevant period we are going to highlight here — made cuts to numerous real government agencies. That included the National Oceanic and … [continued]
As summer approaches, keeping a lookout for Africa’s storms as they whirl toward our southern states and gulf coasts might be a bit more demanding. The summer and fall storms last season approached earlier and continued with unanticipated devastation later. Asheville residents are still collecting debris from Hurricane Helene of … [continued]
NOAA reports a big jump in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in 2024, so of course the government wants to eliminate NOAA.
EV charging data and anecdotal evidence both indicate that charging up an EV was easier than filling up a gas tank in Florida before and after Hurricane Milton made landfall. Photo courtesy of NOAA.
It’s no secret that the incoming second Trump administration has it out for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The obvious beef there is that the agency does a lot of research into climate change. Finding and sharing truth about that topic isn’t great for oil companies, so the … [continued]
