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The ocean and marine life have become hotter topics since the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20. Finger coral reef in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument...
View ArticleTracking the Gulf oil spill and its potential New Jersey impact
Federal officials have unveiled a new website on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The website has an interactive map that includes the oil spill's trajectory, fishery area closures,...
View ArticleOffshore oil production in Gulf of Mexico going deeper
Offshore oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is "moving into deeper water horizons," according to the World Resources Institute. Oil and gas platforms and active pipelines and leases in the Gulf...
View ArticleOcean, coastal and Great Lakes protection stressed
With the oceans stressed from assaults like the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, officials released the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force's final recommendations on how to protect and restore...
View ArticleTropical Storm Isaac appears destined for Gulf of Mexico
Here are a recent satellite image of Isaac and the latest forecast track, which brings the storm into the Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane, according to NOAA. Source: NOAA Source: National Hurricane...
View ArticleMassive developing nor’easter as viewed from aloft
A new satellite image shows the developing nor'easter over eastern Gulf Coast states, according to NOAA, and the storm is massive. Source: NOAA And here some other images of the storm and graphics:...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy leads to expanded storm alerts
Hurricane and tropical storm warnings and watches will be expanded as a result of superstorm Sandy, according to the National Hurricane Center. The lack of hurricane warnings when Sandy hit the Shore...
View ArticleFlooding, heavy rain possible with storm this week
The New York City region may see heavy rain and flooding from a subtropical or tropical system on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. There's a 30 percent (or medium) chance...
View ArticleTropical rain, flooding possible Friday and Saturday
We may get several inches of rain and there's "growing potential for urban and river flooding Friday into Saturday," according to the National Weather Service Upton, N.Y., office. Significant river...
View ArticleTropical rainfall expected to begin Thurs. night in N.J.
A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to bring 2 to 3 inches of rain to the New Jersey region beginning Thursday night and ending on Saturday morning, according to a weather...
View ArticlePotential tropical cyclone may bring rain to N.J.
Are your trees, plants and lawns thirsty? We may get some rain in about a week from a tropical cyclone that may develop in the Gulf of Mexico, according to weather forecasts and hurricane models. Low...
View ArticleTropical weather to bring heavy rain to thirsty N.J.?
Will a tropical system quench New Jersey's thirst next week? After weeks of largely dry weather, we may get heavy rain on Oct. 6 to 8, according to the federal Climate Prediction Center. A low pressure...
View ArticleN.J. snow forecast for Tues., Weds.
It appears that New Jersey will get some of the snow from a winter storm in the southeastern states, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall numbers in the New Jersey area have trended up,...
View ArticleMidweek snow, rain, wintry mix, ice in NJ?
A midweek storm may bring a smorgasbord of rain, snow, a wintry mix and ice to the New Jersey area, according to the National Weather Service. The storm is expected to arrive Tuesday night and exit on...
View ArticleNutrient pollution in Barnegat Bay, elsewhere
Island Beach State Park naturalists and visitors get ready to go clamming in Barnegat Bay during the inaugural "Harvest the Bay" festival on July 23, 2013 (File photo byDoug Hood/Staff Photographer)...
View ArticleNew Jersey hurricane risk is no joke
Map of hurricanes, tropical storms and tropical depressions that have hit or come close to New Jersey (Source: NOAA) If you think New Jersey has had few brushes with hurricanes and other tropical...
View ArticleEat more fish, but eat lower-mercury fish, draft says
Haddock (Source: NOAA FishWatch.gov Eat more fish and shellfish but eat a variety of species that are less contaminated with toxic mercury. Federal officials released that draft advice today for women...
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