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Coastal Impacts Newsletter – Dec. 2020

By Stephanie Murphy | April 15, 2021

  Coastal Impacts Woods Hole Sea Grant Newsletter DECEMBER 2020 CONTENTS Letter from the Director WHSG Continues DEI Efforts with Recording of Virtual Seminar on Systematic Racism in America Women in STEM Panel Discussion, Part of Girls In Science Program,  Available For Viewing Online New Extension Bulletin Available On Use of Discarded Christmas Trees New…

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Hurricanes

By | April 29, 2020

Hurricanes Though it has been 30 years since the last major hurricane struck the Massachusetts coast, hurricanes can be devastating and they can happen here! Be smart and prepare yourself, your family and your home to minimize losses from a hurricane. https://seagrant.whoi.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Hurricanes_in_New_England.mp4 Preparing for a Hurricane in New England *From Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for…

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CoastSnap

By | April 17, 2020

Becoming a beach scientist is a snap. Share your photos from iconic beaches to help us better understand and manage our dynamic coast. Next time you are at one of our CoastSnap locations, become a scientist for the day by helping us measure how our beaches change over time. What is CoastSnap? CoastSnap is a…

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Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding

By Helen Gordon | January 29, 2015

Bulletin: New Shoreline Change Data Reveal Massachusetts is Eroding Approximately 75 percent of the U.S. ocean shoreline is eroding. Massachusetts’ ocean-facing shore is no exception. A recent study of shoreline change in Massachusetts by the U.S. Geological Survey, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant Program, and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension reveals that approximately 68 percent,…

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