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Ghost ForestScience Friday Video5 minute overview of what a ghost forest is, causes, and current research.
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Ghost ForestWashington Post ArticleOverview of research into ghost forests
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Saltwater Intrusion USDA Fact sheetIncludes description of problem and possible solutions to salwater intrustion in agricultural fields.
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Ghost ForestArticle: Sea level rise is killing trees along the Atlantic coast, creating 'ghost forests' visible from spaceReadable summary of recent research into ghost forest in NC
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Sea Level RiseNature Conservancy - Coastal ResilienceDiscusses problem and possible solutions
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Ghost ForestBayouWild Video28 minute video discussing the wetland restoration in Louisiana. Good for examining mitigation strategies related to Ghost Forest/wetland loss.
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Sea Level RiseIPCC Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing ClimateLots of information - text and graphics about all aspects of sea level rise; Pretty technical. Section 4.4 has good descriptions of the different categories of mitigation/responses to sea level rise.
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Stormwater and InfrastructureNOAA Understanding Sormwater InundationProvides a background on stormwater inundation as a result of sea level rise, and provides tools to visualize effects on local areas. Would be a good learning activity for teams to use a local area and assess vulnerability.
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Sea Level RiseNOAA/NASA Sea Level Rise Video and Lesson activities23 minute video that informs about sea level rise causes and implications. It also includes NGSS standards aligned teacher resources.
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Sunny Day FloodingNOAA - What is High Tide Flooding?Basic definition
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Sunny Day FloodingFast FactsFast facts about high tide (or sunny day) flooding
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Sea Level RiseClimate Change: Global Sea Level from NOAA/Climate.govBackground on global sea level rise - discussion of cause, impacts, projections and models.
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Sea Level RiseSea Level Rise Viewer from NOAAInteractive map that can show various sea level rise scenarios in different areas. Good for exploring local impacts on shorelines, marshes, etc...
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Coastal InfrastructureNOAA fast facts on natural infrastructure elementsSummarizes the elements of the environment that are considered natural infrastructure and how and why they are important.
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Coastal InfrastructureRISC-KIT from European coastal countriesProvides a lot of information in many areas, including prevention, mitigation, etc...with regards to infrastructure in coastal communities. Technical.
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Coastal InfrastructureCoastal IrelandProvides information about strategies related to sea level rise in Ireland
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Coastal InfrastructureEPA Climate ChangeGeneral information on climate change impacts
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Coastal InfrastructureReading Passage from online textbookReading about human modifications of coastal processes
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Coastal InfrastructureUSGS Coastal ChangeGeneral article about coastal changes due to SLR and other processes
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Coastal InfrastructurePDF Chapter on Coastal change and ManagementContains lots of information and graphics about coastal change and impacts on infrastructure.
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Coastal InfrastructureWorld Wildlife Fund ArticleSummarizes infrastructure and issues that may arise.
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Coastal InfrastructureGoogle Image CollectionGeneral overview image collection depicting coastal infrastructure.
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Coastal InfrastructureSummary of Infrastructure JobsTypes of jobs working with infrastructure - a summary
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Coastal InfrastructureOne Page PDF of Beaufort, NC Watershed PlanNice summary of goals of Beaufort regarding restoration plan
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Coastal InfrastructureWatershed Management GoalsPDF that describes management goals to reduce stormwater run off with proposed strategies
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NC Shellfishinghttp://www.ncshellfish.org/General information, marketing, safety and regulations for shellfishing in North Carolina
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Water Qualityhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK190421/
Enterococci as Indicators of Environmental Fecal Contamination
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King Tideshttps://nckingtides.web.unc.edu/The NC King Tides Project
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Shellfishing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbar7YxrM84
Oyster farming in coastal NC
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Shellfishinghttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation/oyster-reef-habitat#:~:text=Oysters%20live%20in%20salty%20or,other%20marine%20animals%20and%20plants.Oyster reef habitat
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Shellfishinghttps://ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/ncseagrant_docs/products/2000s/culturing_oysters.pdfCulturing oysters in NC
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Shellfishinghttps://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/news-media/insight-newsletter/may-2018/interest-shellfish-aquaculture-leads-misconceptions-about-triploid-oystersCulturing oysters in NC
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Oyster Biologyhttps://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/eastern-oyster#overviewProvides basic information about oysters
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Oyster Anatomyhttps://massoyster.org/oyster-information/anatomyBasic information about oysters
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King Tideshttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/kingtide.htmlGeneral information about king tides
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State of High Tide Flooding - NOAAhttps://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/HighTideFlooding_AnnualOutlook.htmlInteractive map and model showing high tide flooding days and predictions
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Water Quality - General Infohttps://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/water-qualityContains links to general information about measuring water quality and the indicators that are used
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Recreational Water Quality - State of NChttps://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/shellfish-sanitation-and-recreational-water-quality/recreational-water-qualityProvides information about the state of NC'srecreational water quality program and swimming advisories.
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NC Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/marine-fisheries/shellfish-sanitation-and-recreational-water-quality/recreational-water-qualityProvides information and public education about the NC Shellfish sanitation and recreational water quality programs. Provides links to temporary shellfishing closures maps and explains how and when data is collected for these programs. Also explains the shellfish growing areas of the state.
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Fact Sheet on Mitigation High Tide Flooding Mitigation StrategiesGet link when Dr. Nelson has published itProvides an overview of different short term strategies to protect against high tide flooding
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