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44060
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"New findings about ground elevations at the coast confirm that the battle between land and sea has become increasingly one-sided -- and that an ecological transformation of coastal NC has begun." Recorded evidence already shows that a single foot in the rise of sea level is signaling an ecological transformation as marshes continue to migrate or disappear and wetlands move in to claim farmland. Conserving inland terrain will be critical in the time to come.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2024, p4-13, il Periodical Website
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44056
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"there has been a flurry of recent reports of blue land crabs in the Carolinas, which is north of the species' expected range. North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) biologists are requesting public assistance to help them learn more about where the species is spreading."
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2024, p44, por Periodical Website
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44061
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"More than 90 percent of the warming we're seeing from human-caused greenhouse gasses goes into our oceans."
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2024, p24-25, il Periodical Website
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44068
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Researchers investigate a sustainable alternative to harmful UV filters in sunscreens. A byproduct of fish bone, natural calcium phosphate was tested but did not beat zinc oxide on all levels of sustainability.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 2, Spring 2024, p40-41, il Periodical Website