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Adapting Estuarine Mesocosm Technology for Subarctic Waters

For many years, scientists at the NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Hollings Marine Laboratory in ...
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Two Decades of Rapid Response: NOAA’s Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program Reaches Funding Milestone

Program provided its 1 millionth dollar in direct support for harmful algal bloom (HAB) event response activities in 2026, ...
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Oceanographic Surveys Reveal Surprisingly Lower Summer Temperatures for Alaska’s Kachemak Bay

(Left) NCCOS researcher deploys a CTD into Kachemak Bay. (Right) A CTD is lowered through the water to collect vertical ocean profile data in the clear winter waters of Kachemak Bay in February 2026.
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New Insights into Compound Flood Risk in the Mobile Bay Area

An interdisciplinary team of scientists, including hydrologists, social scientists, ecologists and extension specialists, have developed a data dashboard to visualize coastal compound flooding, assess ...
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Envisioning CIROH’s Unique Opportunities to Advance Water Quality Forecasting

This project began in July 2025 and is expected to end in March 2027. This project team will lead a series of strategic workshops hosted at the Universities of Alabama, Iowa, and Vermont. These ...
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Total Water Level Products and Related Risk Communications

This project began in July 2025 and is expected to end in March 2027. Total water level (TWL) is a way to predict flooding in coastal areas. It works by combining different factors, such as tides, ...