The autumnal equinox happens Saturday

Sep 22, 2023

Today we’ll talk about what the autumnal equinox really is and why it affects everything so much on our planet. Kind of a refresher of what we learned in school, but we probably haven’t thought about it much lately. So we’ll talk about equinoxes, seasons, and – what’s an equator, and where is it exactly?

 

The autumnal equinox happens Saturday

The autumnal equinox happens Saturday

Today we’ll talk about what the autumnal equinox really is and why it affects everything so much on our planet. Kind of a refresher of what we learned in school, but we probably haven’t thought about it much lately. So we’ll talk about equinoxes, seasons, and – what’s an equator, and where is it exactly?

 

Ballast water: complex and critical issue for ships and ecosystems

Sep 21, 2023

Today I’ll be answering a listener question about ballast water: what is it, how is it handled, and why it’s such a problem for world ecosystems despite ongoing efforts to make it safer.

The autumnal equinox happens Saturday

Ballast water: complex and critical issue for ships and ecosystems

Today I’ll be answering a listener question about ballast water: what is it, how is it handled, and why it’s such a problem for world ecosystems despite ongoing efforts to make it safer.

The dangers of being far out to sea in a vessel when something goes wrong

Sep 20, 2023

Today we’ll talk about an emergency at sea in the Ocean Globe Race, the round the world race that started just 10 days ago in the UK. A crew member on one of the sailboats suffered an injury that was so severe he needed to be rescued. The incident shows the limits of rescue at sea, and also the dangerous environment mariners take on when they go far offshore.

Image Caption: The crew of French OGR entrant Triana (66) FR assisted Stéphane Raguenes into the liferaft before being winched onboard the helicopter and flown to Madeira for medical attention. Credit: OGR 2023 / Margault Demasles

The dangers of being far out to sea in a vessel when something goes wrong

The dangers of being far out to sea in a vessel when something goes wrong

Today we’ll talk about an emergency at sea in the Ocean Globe Race, the round the world race that started just 10 days ago in the UK. A crew member on one of the sailboats suffered an injury that was so severe he needed to be rescued. The incident shows the limits of rescue at sea, and also the dangerous environment mariners take on when they go far offshore.

Image Caption: The crew of French OGR entrant Triana (66) FR assisted Stéphane Raguenes into the liferaft before being winched onboard the helicopter and flown to Madeira for medical attention. Credit: OGR 2023 / Margault Demasles

A listener question, in light of our wave warning: what conditions cause sneaker waves?

Sep 19, 2023

Yesterday the National Weather Service in Portland issued a sneaker wave warning for Oregon and Washington beaches for Monday and Tuesday. That prompted a listener to ask: how do we know that sneaker waves are coming?

A listener question, in light of our wave warning: what conditions cause sneaker waves?

A listener question, in light of our wave warning: what conditions cause sneaker waves?

Yesterday the National Weather Service in Portland issued a sneaker wave warning for Oregon and Washington beaches for Monday and Tuesday. That prompted a listener to ask: how do we know that sneaker waves are coming?

The research vessel Atlantis, visiting the Port of Astoria, has a long and impressive history

Sep 18, 2023

Today we’ll feature an esteemed visitor at the Port of Astoria docks: the famous research vessel Atlantis, which has on board the also famous submersible Alvin. We’ll talk about what this high tech ship does and why she’s in our neighborhood.

Image of the Atlantis courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

The research vessel Atlantis, visiting the Port of Astoria, has a long and impressive history

The research vessel Atlantis, visiting the Port of Astoria, has a long and impressive history

Today we’ll feature an esteemed visitor at the Port of Astoria docks: the famous research vessel Atlantis, which has on board the also famous submersible Alvin. We’ll talk about what this high tech ship does and why she’s in our neighborhood.

Image of the Atlantis courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Ships come and go, as our weather see-saws its way toward fall and winter

Sep 15, 2023

More today about who’s coming and going on the river today. Meanwhile, our fall weather pattern continues to see-saw between summer and autumn, with gusty winds and bigger seas, and then – back to sunshine next week.

Ships come and go, as our weather see-saws its way toward fall and winter

Ships come and go, as our weather see-saws its way toward fall and winter

More today about who’s coming and going on the river today. Meanwhile, our fall weather pattern continues to see-saw between summer and autumn, with gusty winds and bigger seas, and then – back to sunshine next week.