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On YouTube, On Air: Coastal Residents Wary of Storms and Preparing

In the years since Superstorm Sandy's impact, the aim of the NOAA Sea Grant’s Coastal Storm Awareness Program was to help better understand through social science how people react to storm warnings and make the decision to stay or to go.
New York Coastlines, Early Summer 2019

Check out stories from the early summer issue of our flagship publication, NY Coastlines, and be sure you're on our e-list to receive our next issue, slated for release to our subscribers in late September / early October.
In Media, On YouTube: Protect Your Dog From Harmful Algal Blooms

“Not all algal blooms are harmful, but some dense populations of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that can have serious effects on liver, nervous system, and skin of humans and their pets.”
Lake Ontario Inundation Mapping Tools Now Available from New York Sea Grant

New interactive inundation mapping tools are helping property owners along Lake Ontario and its embayments enhance flooding preparedness.
In Photos, On YouTube, On Air: NYSG & Partners Present Maritime Exhibit at 2019 NYS Fair

activities from the NYSG organized and co-sponsored “Cruising through the Ages” exhibit at the Fair were highlighted by numerous media outlets, including some from radio and TV stations.
New York Sea Grant Provides Resources to Avoid Rip Current Dangers

In addition to Sea Grant's online resources, including a new fact sheet, NOAA National Weather Service provides beachgoers with real-time surf zone forecasts.

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We also provide new content at nyseagrant.org/currents and nyseagrant.org/blog. Via the blog we publish topical entries as well as an occasional "Social Media Review," which features trending stories at both NYSG and our federal partner agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

How Does Sea Grant Benefit You?

For nearly 50 years, New York Sea Grant—one of 33 university-based programs under NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program—has been producing impressive results through its funded research.

"Sea Grant is unique in how it draws upon its Extension program to extend these [research] studies, putting science-based into the hands of a wide variety of coastal stakeholders," says New York Sea Grant's Director Becky Shuford. More >>

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