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Climate Change

Long term climate change can lead to: altered temperatures in coastal environments, increased incidence of droughts, floods, and storms rising sea levels Ocean current paths can be altered and marine habitats can experience different environmental conditions.

Long Term Climate Change

Long term climate change can lead to:

  • altered temperatures in coastal environments,
  • increased incidence of droughts, floods, and storms
  • rising sea levels

Ocean current paths can be altered and marine habitats can experience different environmental conditions. Read More ›

Charleston Gyre

Cyclonic eddies frequently arise along the western edge of the Gulf Stream and impinge upon, or over-ride, the continental shelf between the straights of Florida and Cape Hatteras. Read More ›