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The Weather Year in Review: The Yin and Yang of 2023
Characterized by evolving large-scale patterns and a variety of conditions across North Carolina, from wet to dry and smoky to stormy, 2023 was an interesting...
Florence After Five: Redefining the Future
This is the final in a four-part blog post series remembering Hurricane Florence for its five-year anniversary. The sheer extremity of Hurricane Florence left people...
The Weather Year in Review: Familiar Patterns with New Twists in 2022
It was a year that started and ended with totally out-of-season weather, and included just about every extreme in between, from hot to cold, wet...
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...
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...
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...
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...