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Lake Ontario Shipboard Science For Educators
Check out the daily blog from our week-long cruise for teachers and researchers studying Lake Ontario aboard the USEPA's Lake Guardian!
Researchers Scrutinize Brown Tide Genes
Researchers believe that the genetic makeup of the tiny brown alga, Aureococcus anophagefferens, holds the key to the organism's triggering of brown tide blooms that darken bay waters, causing declines in shellfish populations and eelgrass beds.
Collaborative Marketing for LI’s Sportfishing
Identifying ways to improve public access to sportfishing info in an effort to assist residents and tourists to make more informed choices.
Researchers Find Ways to Improve Storm Surge Forecasts
A new Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society report offers hope that a high-resolution storm surge modeling system developed by NYSG-funded scientists at SBU will better be able to predict flood levels and when flooding will occur in the New York metropolitan area.
NOAA and Sea Grant Remind Beachgoers:
Rip Currents Can Be a Threat
Heading to the beach this weekend? NOAA and Sea Grant are urging beachgoers to learn how to “Break the Grip” of rip currents before getting into the water. Rip currents are a potentially deadly threat – accounting for more than 80 percent of lifeguard beach rescues.
Rip currents are narrow channels of fast-moving water that pull swimmers away from the shore. They can occur at any of New York’s many beaches with breaking waves – from the ocean beaches of Coney Island or Jones Beach to the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.
If caught in a rip current, don’t fight it! Swim parallel to the shore and then swim at an angle – away from the current – toward shore. NYSG's Jay Tanski advises, “The best thing to do is to swim only where lifeguards are on duty unless you are experienced with identifying rip currents and know how to avoid them.”
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