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Expect a near normal hurricane season, but…

This enhanced infrared image of the Eastern U.S. shows Tropical Depression One in the Atlantic, at about the same latitude as New Jersey. (NOAA) MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — On May 21, NOAA (the National...

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Ocean acidification threatens shellfish in estuaries, coastal ecosystems

Whitman Miller of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center checks an experimental aquarium used to rear juvenile oysters. (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — The...

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It’s Official: Today is World Oceans Day

Sunrise over Cape Lookout, N.C. (Copyright © 2009 David M. Lawrence) MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Today, June 8, 2009, is the first official World Oceans Day. Canada proposed holding a World Oceans Day in...

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Mid-Atlantic governors sign pact to protect ocean environment

Tourists enjoy Virginia Beach. (Copyright © 2005 David M. Lawrence) MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — Last Thursday, just a weekend before the first official observance of World Oceans Day, the governors of...

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New climate change report suggests dire effects in Mid-Atlantic

Changes in seasonal precipitation patterns in North America. (U.S. Global Change Research Program) MECHANICSVILLE, Va. — “Human-induced climate change is a reality, not only in remote polar regions and...

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N.C. legislature passes plastic bag ban for Outer Banks

Plastic bag litter is a problem everywhere. (Copyright © 2009 David M. Lawrence) EDITOR’S NOTE: The story was modified on June 23 to update the lede with more recent developments concerning the bill....

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