Safety board: Mariners need better tropical storm forecasts
Mariners need better tropical weather forecasts, according to federal safety investigators examining the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro.
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Jun 30, 2017
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Search resumes for tangled blue whale off California coast
Whale watch boats and the Coast Guard are resuming their search off Southern California for a blue whale entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line.
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2015
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Pentagon eyes recruiting cyber talent through National Guard
The Defense Department still doesn't have the capabilities and resources needed to defend against a major cyberattack from another nation or other tech-savvy criminals, Pentagon officials told members of a Senate panel Tuesday.
Security
Apr 14, 2015
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Floods trap many in Florida as Ian heads to South Carolina
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2022
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NOAA launches two coastal models for mariner safety on West Coast, Gulf of Mexico
Today, NOAA announced two new coastal condition forecast models that will enhance critical decision making for mariners along the West Coast and Northern Gulf of Mexico. The models provide continuous quality-controlled data ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2021
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Fresh hope for stranded Florida whales
Thirty-five pilot whales stranded in a remote part of Florida's Everglades National Park headed toward deeper waters, raising hopes that they could be saved.
Plants & Animals
Dec 6, 2013
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Locals flee as strengthening hurricane barrels toward southern US
The US national guard was mobilized and people on the Louisiana coast evacuated from their homes Friday as a strengthening hurricane bore down that officials say threatens a deadly storm surge and flash flooding.
Environment
Oct 9, 2020
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Sell the house? Rent out a room? These are some of the ways Americans pay for college
Joyelle Tilton's youngest son, Dylan, wanted to attend the University of Massachusetts at Amherst or Boston.
Economics & Business
Jul 11, 2022
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Bahamas braces as newly formed Hurricane Isaias bears down
New Hurricane Isaias kept on a path early Friday expected to take it to the U.S. East Coast by the weekend as it approached the Bahamas, parts of which are still recovering from the devastation of last year's Hurricane Dorian.
Environment
Jul 31, 2020
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Facing hurricane floodwaters, US town takes lessons from the past
Hidden in North Carolina's coastal plain, Contentnea Creek is a local treasure, a place to fish, paddle and birdwatch—but after Hurricane Florence's torrential rains, the stream has morphed into a menace.
Environment
Sep 17, 2018
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