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Our Curious Coast: Geography and Coastal Climate

Our Curious Coast

An aerial photo of a bridge over water in eastern North Carolina

Jul 21, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Adaptation and Resilience

If this blog post series so far has taught us anything, it’s that in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain, the land has always been in a delicate dance with water, from the sea’s retreat millions of years ago through the carving and shifting of our coastal rivers over hundreds of thousands of years to the erosion…
A photo of the Cape Fear River near Wilmington

Jul 20, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Rivers and Wetlands

You’d never confuse them for the rapid-filled rivers snaking through our Mountains, but the flat, straight rivers of the North Carolina Coastal Plain also have a tumultuous history and an occasional angry streak, turning into raging and flooding torrents during our worst storms. Alongside these rivers, and next to our turbulent ocean, are delicate wetlands…
A satellite image showing the Outer Banks and Pamlico Sound

Jul 19, 2022

Our Curious Coast: The Ocean and Coastline

Simply taking a walk along one of North Carolina’s beaches is enough to show how shifting its sand truly is. As the fine grains shuffle between your toes, get pushed around in the surf, and are whisked away by the winds, it’s easy to see that they rarely stay in one place. Continuing our blog…
A photo of corn growing in Pamlico County

Jul 14, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Soils and Agriculture

Drive or fly across the Coastal Plain and you’re sure to find farms of all forms. Many grow cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and corn. Some raise animals, including livestock and poultry. And others specialize in aquaculture, like clams and oysters. Altogether, agriculture accounted for more than $10 billion in statewide revenue in 2020,…
A photo of the sun over Albemarle Sound

Jul 13, 2022

Our Curious Coast: Geography and Coastal Climate

Parts of North Carolina’s coast offer the opportunity for a rare view, at least within the continental United States. Along the narrow Outer Banks, gazing through the seagrass and beyond the sandy shore, you can watch the sun rise along the eastern horizon, glistening in the waves that roil the Atlantic Ocean. Later that day…