Using daily credit and debit card transaction data from 7,987 US ZIP codes across 21 Atlantic hurricanes, this study shows that hurricanes cause sharp but short-lived contractions in local economic ...

There are two versions of nowCOAST: one version is for use by the general public and one version is enhanced for mariners. The map for mariners adds many additional features, such as raster and ...

Living shorelines use plants or other natural elements to stabilize estuarine coasts, bays, or tributaries. Infographic Text Living shorelines use plants or other natural elements — sometimes in ...

A ride in a water taxi transforms a stunning hike from Lyme Regis to West Bay into a perfect circular route Many favour a circular walk, but you can give a linear one new shape with the addition of a ...

What is a King Tide? The king tide is the highest regular high tide of the year at a coastal location. King tides are a normal occurrence once or twice every year in coastal areas. In the United ...

Salt marshes are some of the most vulnerable ecosystems. Where the local rate of sea level rise is high, existing salt marshes are being lost. Scientists and managers try to predict marsh futures ...

Diana Crandall is a deputy editor of automation at Forbes Marketplace. With a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a background in marketing, she combines ...

Harbor seals are one of the most common marine mammals along the U.S. West and East Coasts. They are commonly seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and on floating ice in glacial fjords ...

A World War Two-era plaster tin lid and a 50-year-old plastic medicine bottle from Colombia are among the items collected from beaches by litter pickers. Weymouth and Portland Marine Litter Project is ...

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An intensifying early season nor’easter has arrived in the Northeast and is set to deliver a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend. More ...

The Treasure Coast of Florida, including Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties, is named after the 1715 shipwreck of a Spanish treasure fleet. Originally home to the Ais and Jaega tribes, the ...