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NOAA Unveils Rip Current Prediction Model
Rip current probabilities can be predicted days out via a new forecasting model. Photo: NOAA Reprinted from Outer Banks Voice A new rip current forecasting model unveiled earlier this month by the...
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Coast Guard Seeks Owner of Lost Kayak
The Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is looking for the owner of this kayak found near Mansboro Island. Photo: US Coast Guard The Coast Guard is looking for the owner of a blue, Lifetime Wave kayak...
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Severe Weather Preparedness Week to Begin
This photo of the Ocean Isle Beach area shows the destruction following a mid-February tornado. Photo: Brunswick County Emergency Services There will be a statewide tornado drill at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday...
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Cape Lookout Lighthouse Closed for Safety
Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore. Photo: National Park Service Cape Lookout Lighthouse at Cape Lookout National Seashore will be closed to climbing this season out of concern...
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Free Flood Insurance Webinar Thursday
Businesses and streets in downtown Manteo are inundated Oct. 11, 2018, by storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Michael, which receded fairly quickly after catching many off guard. Photo: Cory...
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Beach Hazards Virtual Workshop Ahead
Rip current on the North Carolina coast. Photo: NOAA Rip currents and dangerous surf conditions are consistently the most deadly weather-related hazard on the coast, especially during peak beach...
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Emergency Management Director to Retire
RALEIGH – Michael Sprayberry, the state’s longest serving emergency management director, has announced his plans to retire later this year. Director of Emergency Management Mike Sprayberry speaks in...
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State Officials Want You to ‘Fight the Bite’
Lyme Disease cases by county in 2019. Map: NCDHHS As the days get warmer, state health officials are encouraging residents to “Fight the Bite” by taking steps to reduce their risk of tick- and...
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Dare County to Collect Hazardous Waste
Examples of household hazardous waste. Photo: EPA Dare County Public Works is collecting household hazardous waste next week at three locations. Organizers ask that any unmarked containers be labeled...
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Get Ready: It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week
Gov. Roy Cooper has joined the national effort to make people more aware of the dangers of hurricanes by declaring this week Hurricane Preparedness Week. Hurricane Preparedness Week, which began...
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Check rip current risk before heading to beach: Rangers
If caught in a rip current, remain calm and swim parallel to the shore. Illustration: NPS Cape Hatteras National Seashore rangers encourage visitors to check the National Weather Service’s beach...
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Scientist behind forecast tool warns of rip current dangers
Dr. Greg Dusek explains what to do if caught in a rip current in this video by NOAA. While a dip in the ocean is one of the many joys of summer, beachgoers should be cautious of dangerous rip...
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Prepare now for Atlantic hurricane season: FEMA
Five named storms during in September 2020 during the Atlantic hurricane season. Image: NOAA With hurricane season beginning Tuesday, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials remind residents...
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New Hanover offers tips to control mosquitoes at home
This week is National Mosquito Awareness Week and New Hanover County public health officials remind residents they play an important role in controlling mosquitoes at home. “Mosquitoes only need one...
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Take precaution against heat-related illnesses: NCDHHS
NC Department of Health and Human Services reminds residents to increase your fluid intake, take frequent breaks and spend time in cool or air-conditioned environments as the temperatures rise. Photo:...
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New variants now better detected in wastewater sampling
Dr. Rachel Noble works in her environmental microbiology lab at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City in March. Photo: Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill MOREHEAD CITY – Researchers here...
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September is National Preparedness Month
Five named storms during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Image: NOAA September is National Preparedness Month and the focus this year is encouraging underserved communities to prepare to protect...
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Fish study’s findings trigger consumption advisory update
A fisher is shown near the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge in Wilmington in this screengrab from a Duke Superfund Community Engagement video. A study of fish routinely caught in the Cape Fear and Brunswick...
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Toxic exposure issue at military bases warrants action now
The entrance to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Photo: USMC Guest commentary For nearly a century, military personnel have been victims of toxic exposure to a wide range of toxic agents, oftentimes...
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Groups frustrated with federal response to PFAS petition
PFAS have been found in the environment and in the blood of humans and animals worldwide. Photo: CDC Six North Carolina community and environmental justice groups say they were angered by the...
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