National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Archives

09/20/19 10:00am

County: Consider sea level rise in planning

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A resolution adopted by Suffolk County lawmakers last Wednesday will require the Department of Public Works (DPW) to consider the impacts of sea level rise when constructing and reconstructing county roadways. (more…)

“Critical Land Protection Strategy”, Climate Ready Assessment”, County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Defend H2O, DPW Commissioner Darnell Tyson, Executive Director Joyce Novak, he New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Kevin McAllister, Legislator Al Krupski, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force, premium, Shelter Island Commissioner of Public Works Brian Sherman, The Peconic Estuary Program

Editorial

09/04/19 2:00pm

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Here. Now.

by Editorial Staff

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A map of warming temperatures across the United States in The Washington Post last month shows that all of Long Island has already approached a significant threshold in how scientists measure climate change and its future impact. (more…)

NASA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, premium, Rutgers University, Sen. Mitt Romney

Featured Story

06/10/19 4:30pm

Saving Union Chapel from above

by Graham Moore

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COURTESY PHOTO Christopher Gillette, a crew member with Associated Lightning Rod Co,, at work on Union Chapel late last week.

Since time immemorial, humans have known that lightning is one of nature’s more sporadic yet deadly threats. (more…)

Associated Lightning Rod Co, Chapel Treasurer Dave Ruby, Eric Farnham, John French, National and Fire Protection Association, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, premium, Shelter Island Union Chapel

Featured Story

03/20/19 8:00am

Long Island Aquarium raising funds to transport sea lion to East end

by Tara Smith

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TARA SMITH PHOTO Trainer Jenna Mercurio with Nila at the aquarium Friday.

The Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead is gearing up to welcome the newest member of its family: a baby California sea lion. (more…)

Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums, Candy Paparo, GoFundMe, La Jolla, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, SeaWorld, the Long Island Aquarium, the National Marine Fisheries Service

Featured Story

02/05/19 10:00am

Going with the flow

by Reporter Staff

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JIM COLLIGAN PHOTO Off Shell Beach Monday.

The animal seen above, hitching a ride on an ice flow while sunbathing, is a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), the most common marine mammal in our area, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (more…)

harbor seal, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Phoca vitulina, Shell Beach

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