Tides & Weather in Potomac River, D.C & Western Chesapeake Bay, MD, Maryland
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A Dutch Architect’s Vision of Cities That Float on Water
By Kyle Chayka. In a corner of the Rijksmuseum hangs a seventeenth-century cityscape by the Dutch Golden Age painter Gerrit Berckheyde, “View of the Golden Bend in the Herengracht,” which depicts the construction of Baroque mansions along one of Amsterdam’s main canals. Handsome double-wide brick buildings line the Herengracht’s banks,… SEE MORE
NOAA Announces National Heat Forecast Tool: HeatRisk
By NOAA. NOAA is expanding the availability of a new experimental heat tool called HeatRisk ahead of the hot summer months. A collaboration with NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HeatRisk provides information and guidance for those who are particularly vulnerable to… SEE MORE
The Hunt for an Elusive Florida Shipwreck That Killed 41 Enslaved People
By KARUNA EBERL. Searching for the slave ship Guerrero, the nonprofit Diving With a Purpose has also trained scores of young Black men and women to find and tell stories once lost to the waves. CARYSFORT REEF WAS DARK UNDER the new moon. Coral tentacles undulated with the changing tide, while… SEE MORE
California’s Salmon Season Faces Second Year Closure
By Carli Stewart. All commercial and recreational salmon fishing will be prohibited in California for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) announced Wednesday that they have adopted ocean salmon fishing recommendations along the Pacific west coast. They stated that the season will provide recreational… SEE MORE
High Tide Flooding Outlook for April 2024
By US Harbors. Coastal Flooding Predictions for April 2024 April's highest tides will happen at the end of the 2nd week of the month, starting as early as April 7 in some places, and heading back to normal after the 11th or 12th. There are some location-specific outliers we're highlighting… Learn More
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A Dutch Architect’s Vision of Cities That Float on Water
By Kyle Chayka. In a corner of the Rijksmuseum hangs a seventeenth-century cityscape by the… More
NOAA Announces National Heat Forecast Tool: HeatRisk
By NOAA. NOAA is expanding the availability of a new experimental heat tool called HeatRisk… More
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The Hunt for an Elusive Florida Shipwreck That Killed 41 Enslaved People
By KARUNA EBERL. Searching for the slave ship Guerrero, the nonprofit Diving With a Purpose… More
California’s Salmon Season Faces Second Year Closure
By Carli Stewart. All commercial and recreational salmon fishing will be prohibited in California for… More
San Nicolas Island: Inspiration for "Island of the Blue Dolphins"
By Lesekker. FROM 1835 TO 1853, A Native American woman, stranded after the evacuation of her… More
Developing Alternative Fisheries Management Scenarios to Respond to Climate Change
By fisheries.noaa.gov. Seafood is a vitally important source of protein. Worldwide, more than 3 billion people… More
Scientists Detail Research to Assess Viability and Risks of Marine Cloud Brightening
By research.noaa.gov. As the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continue to increase and… More
Using Hydrofoils to Improve Boat Performance
By Capt. Vincent Daniello. In my early days as a captain, few boats cruised faster… More
Possible Ancient River System Discovered off Wilmington, North Carolina
By noaacoastsurvey. During the 2023 field season, NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler was tasked with surveying an… More