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Jan 2, 2025 · An egret hunts along the shore of an icy marsh Thursday near Pelletier Creek in Morehead City. Don’t look for a quick thaw as much of coastal North Carolina is under a winter weather advisory from 4 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday.
Briggs to lead Wildlife Resources Commission in 2025
Dec 6, 2024 · The state agency “dedicated to the conservation and wise management of fish and wildlife, and the regulation of inland fishing, hunting, trapping and boating regulations” will be under new leadership effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Inundation-prone Sledge Forest site set for development
Dec 6, 2024 · The proposed Hilton Bluffs development site plan map golf course and single-family homes, shown as points P and N, respectively, and horse ranch with river overlook and cabins, marked J and K, respectively, are shown with a 100-year floodplain overlay provided by Dr. Roger Shew, who said the Wilmington area had seen at least six 100- to 500-vear floods since 1999.
EPA adds 9 more PFAS to chemical reporting requirements
Jan 3, 2025 · Industries and federal facilities that manufacture, process or otherwise use TRI-listed chemicals above set quantities are required to report those chemicals to the EPA each year under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act.
Warming oceans intensified hurricanes’ strength: Studies
Nov 22, 2024 · The difference is a “tiny bit lower” than Gilford’s findings, “but very much in the same ballpark,” said Dr. Friederike “Fredi” Otto, a senior lecturer in climate science at Imperial College London and lead of World Weather Attribution, a team of researchers from several European-based institutions.. Otto said the companion study, “really shows that …
Winter Waterfowl Excursion to resume after 4-year pause
Dec 9, 2024 · North Carolina Maritime Museums officials are bringing back the overnight tour of wildlife refuges and seashores throughout Pamlico, Hyde and Dare counties to observe wintering waterfowl.. The Coastal Culture and Waterfowl Watching Excursion, a two-day adventure through the wildlife refuges and seashores in Eastern North Carolina, will be offered Jan. 8-9, 2025, and again Dec. 9-10, 2025 ...
Maps may yield clearest clues to ‘nation’s oldest mystery’
Oct 10, 2024 · The north end of Roanoke Island, with the Albemarle Sound visible beyond. Photo: National Park Service. ROANOKE ISLAND — While immigration is a hot election-year topic, it’s perhaps notable that speculation continues unabated about the fate of America’s first English immigrants who vanished into the mists of history 437 years ago, with yet another twist in the saga of the real people who ...
Flooded barrier islands, rising mainland risks: USGS study
2 days ago · “Accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and changing storm patterns will increasingly expose barrier islands to coastal hazards, including flooding, erosion, and rising groundwater tables,” according to the study titled, “The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards,” published in Nature scientific reports.
Icy conditions | Coastal Review
2 days ago · An egret hunts along the shore of an icy marsh Thursday near Pelletier Creek in Morehead City. Don't look for a quick thaw as much of coastal North Carolina is under a winter weather advisory from 4 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday. The forecast calls for the potential for light accumulations of ice and snow, although little to none is expected.
Anger at commission boils over during PFAS rules hearing
Dec 5, 2024 · Most of those who spoke at the hearing in Wilmington shared sentiments of frustration with the state Environmental Management Commission for not adopting health standards sooner, for including only three substances — there are anywhere from 12,000 to upwards of 15,000 related compounds — of the eight for which the Department of Environmental Quality had proposed standards, and for what the ...