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With financial support from the NOAA Marine Debris Program, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is seeking applications for $3 million in grants to remove marine debris from impacted coastal areas. The program will primarily fund marine debris assessment, removal, restoration, and disposal activities in coastal communities in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the western Florida Panhandle.
There are some factors that cause the tides to be higher than what is "normally" seen from day to day. View our bulletin to see when you may experience higher than normal high tides for the period of time between June and August 2022.
Explore how NOAA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working together to find nature-based solutions to protect our coastal ecosystems.
The large container ship waylaid in the Chesapeake Bay for weeks was back on the move by early morning on Sunday, April 17. The MV Ever Forward went aground in the mud close to Annapolis, Maryland, on March 13 after traveling south out of the Port of Baltimore.
Although tsunamis can’t be stopped, detecting and monitoring these waves when they occur can help warn the public of possible danger. In this episode, we speak with a NOAA expert to learn how water level stations provide critical data to help issue alerts, and about the unique wave caused by the Tonga eruption.
In the race to lessen the damage of climate change, blue carbon held in the nation’s coastal ecosystems is a powerful ally. It incentivizes restoration projects and can be traded on global carbon financial markets, which balance projects that feature emissions with contributions that take carbon out of the atmosphere. See how NOAA brings every blue carbon asset to the fight against climate-change-related hazards and harm.
In 1972, in response to growing public concern about the state of our environment, Congress enacted banner legislation designed to protect our nation’s ocean and coasts. The legislation shaped our past 50 years and will continue to shape the future. Learn more and find out how you can help.
