AURORA FORECAST: Northern Lights may be visible in Maryland on Thursday night due to solar storm

UPDATE: The Northern Lights may also be visible in Maryland on Friday night, October 11th. Original story below… BALTIMORE, MD—Forecasters say the Aurora Borealis may be visible in Maryland on Thursday night. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) says a fast coronal mass ejection (CME, or solar flare) erupted from the Sun on […]

Maryland invests in offshore wind workforce training

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The state of Maryland has announced new grant money to help bolster the state’s offshore wind workforce with a focus on supporting women and people of color. The $4.7 million training and job placement grant program is part of the Maryland Department of Labor’s Maryland Works for Wind initiative. The initiative includes a collaboration between employers, unions, training providers, […]

NOAA awards $10 million grant for Chesapeake Bay oyster sanctuary

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that it will award a $10 million grant for the construction of a new oyster sanctuary in the Chesapeake Bay. The funding will help establish a sustainable future for the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population, which is critical to the health of the bay’s ecosystems and economy. The new reef will […]

SWPC issues first Severe Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005, Northern Lights may be visible in Mid-Atlantic this weekend

BALTIMORE, MD—The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center has issued its first Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch since 2005, and the Northern Lights may be visible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic this weekend. At least five earth-directed coronal mass ejections (CMEs) were observed and expected to arrive as early as midday on Friday, May 10, 2024, and persist through Sunday, May […]

Maryland pursuing actions to control invasive catfish after federal fisheries disaster declined

BALTIMORE, MD—Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce notified Maryland Governor Wes Moore that it had declined Maryland’s request for a federal commercial fisheries disaster declaration that was sought to help address the economic and ecological damage caused by the spread of invasive catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland made the unique request in March as a […]

Governor Moore announces new annual record for Chesapeake Bay oyster planting

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Wes Moore this week announced that more than 1.7 billion new juvenile oysters have been planted on sanctuary and public oyster fishery sites in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay this year, surpassing an ambitious 2023 planting goal and setting a new annual record. The milestone means that the state has planted almost 7 billion oysters since launching its large-scale oyster […]

Northern Lights may be visible in Maryland this week

BALTIMORE, MD—If you’ve always wanted to get a peek at the Northern Lights, this could be your week. The Northern Lights, A.K.A. the aurora borealis, could be visible in parts of Maryland on Thursday, July 13, 2023, according to DelMarVaNow.com. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute forecasts that auroral activity will be high this Thursday, with hyperactive light displays […]