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ODU Earth Day Celebration: How mealworms can combat plastic pollution!
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (242+ words) Norfolk, VA " The Old Dominion University Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences hosted dozens of research groups this year for Earth Day, centering on the theme Planet vs Plastics and exploring ways to cut plastic waste through recycling and innovative…...
'We Cannot Use 1980s Policies for 21st Century Challenges': OBX Seeks New Coastal Solutions
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (380+ words) BUXTON, N. C. " One hundred. That's how many combined threatened oceanfront structures remain in Buxton and Rodanthe. A lengthy discussion at Wednesday's Coastal Resources Commission meeting in Beaufort ultimately led to a motion being passed for the CRC Science Panel to start…...
Coastal erosion and sea-level rise changing landscape of community
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1204+ words) PACIFICA, Calif. " Pacifica, California is perched on the bluffs and the sands outside of San Francisco. It's a place families have called home for generations. Robby Bancroft and his father, Steve, have lived here nearly all of their lives. It's…...
Hatteras Island braces for coastal storm as contractors work to reinforce homes
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (560+ words) BUXTON, N. C. " As a coastal storm makes its way to the Outer Banks, Buxton homeowners are working to protect their homes. One way that's being done is through contractors "sistering pilings," where new pilings are installed and connected to the original…...
Coastal researchers discuss rapid erosion, hardened structure law amid home collapses in OBX
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (446+ words) OUTER BANKS, N. C. " Coastal communities like the Outer Banks are grappling with the realities of rapid erosion in areas of our community and how to address it with a push in Buxton for a rebuilding of the jetty system. "In the…...