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A new effort is underway to complete 500 acres of oyster sanctuaries in the Pamlico Sound. It’s an effort to combat a century of decline in oyster populations. But, the goals extend beyond the water’s edge.

NOAA is increasing how many storms forecasters expect, calling for between 14 to 21 named storms with six to 11 storms becoming hurricanes. Of those hurricanes, NOAA predicts two to five will become major hurricanes with winds of more than 110 mph.

This hurricane season may be a tad quieter than initially projected, but it is still likely to be busier than normal, government forecasters and others say.

Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered a methane seep field off the coast of Bodie Island in 2012, but they didn’t…

National weather forecasters are calling for an above-average hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said today there's a…

Update 2:15 p.m. Friday, 10/7/16The eye of Hurricane Matthew is now expected to come closer to the North Carolina coast than forecasters predicted. In a…

If Congress passes the president's proposed 2015 budget, North Carolina's coast could lose a century-old marine lab.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ended Saturday.It turned out to be the quietest season since 1995, and it was first time in 19 years that no…

The NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary held a ceremony in Beaufort yesterday to unveil sign recognizing the 40th anniversary of the USS Monitor's…

Weather forecasters may soon have a new tool that could predict a hurricane's landfall more accurately. Researchers at Coastal Carolina University say the…