Surf’s Up! Stay Aware!
Date Posted: February 17, 2017
Every year, dozens of surf zone fatalities occur at beaches across the United States.Over two-thirds of these fatalities are drownings due to rip currents. These drownings occur when swimmers are pulled away from the shoreline and are unable to swim to shore or keep themselves afloat because of poor swimming skills, fear, panic, and/or exhaustion. Rip currents can be particularly dangerous because many swimmers either aren’t familiar with or don’t fully understand them.
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Seeing Sparks: First-of-its-Kind Lightning Mapper Tracks Storms from Space
Date Posted: February 24, 2017
November 19th might have seemed like an ordinary day to most. But ordinary this day was not. At precisely 6:42 p.m. EST, the GOES-16 satellite was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying about a dozen sophisticated instruments that will revolutionize the way we observe and predict weather on Earth.
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Be Weather-Ready for Smooth Sailing on Spring Break
Date Posted: March 22, 2017
Spring break is all about taking some time away from the rigors of everyday school and work and enjoying the finer things that life has to offer. Naturally, there is no better place to embrace this mindset than on the water! Beginning in late February and lasting through April, Americans everywhere will shed their backpacks and work clothes for beach towels, making the annual trek to the coast.
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