A report from the Union of Concerned Scientists projects chronic flooding for 15,000 homes on North Carolina coast.
15,000 North Carolina Homes Face Chronic Flooding in the next 30 years
June 20, 2018
Environment
Meet an N.C. teacher turned oyster farmer
Ryan Bethea gave up teaching to become one of North Carolina's oyster farmers, using science to raise award-winning oysters on five acres of estuary he leases from the state.
Students team up with Lenoir-Rhyne University to track herons
“Every bird is a mystery, every bird has a story to tell," says John Brzorad, Ph.D. “And that’s why we have this technology. It’s how we can learn their story.”
Saving ocean fisheries, one bait cake at a time
Almost half of forage fish caught are used as bait for crustaceans. But overfishing is threatening forage fish stocks, so a small start-up in Greensboro developed an alternative bait.
Meet the Haw Riverkeeper, guardian of the river
Most rivers have an assigned watchdog, often called a riverkeeper. Meet Emily Sutton, the Haw River's newest riverkeeper.
Why NC State has more than one million bugs on file
North Carolina State University's bug museum houses 1.5 million specimens, attracting researchers from around the world.
Three reasons to value salt marshes
Close to 14 percent of North America's shorelines have been hardened by seawalls and other structures. But coastal hardening threatens salt marshes. Here's why we should care about marshes according to the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences.
What happens in a marsh at night
See what marsh nightlife looks like as researchers with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences explore and learn more about the importance of marshes.
How Wilson Bay was saved from more sewage pollution
Pollution from an overburdened sewage plant nearly destroyed Wilson Bay. Now a restoration effort has brought it back to life.
Sea level rise puts pressure on Hyde County
Hyde County, N.C.'s dike was first built to protect farmland from salt water intrusion. Now, residents say sea level rise presents a new concern.