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Weather alert active for Hatteras Island Wednesday midday – gusts could peak at 40 mph
A weather alert was issued by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC on Wednesday at 10:47 a.m. for strong thunderstorms until ...
Cape Hatteras National Seashore urges visitors to sign up for text alerts as summer approaches
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore is urging visitors to sign up for Dare County Emergency Management’s rip current forecast ...
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NPS seeks volunteer sea turtle nest-sitters
A green sea turtle digging her nest on the beach of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Photo: NPS/Will Thompson Already, six loggerhead sea turtles have nested on Ocracoke Island. Many more will be ...
Cape Hatteras National Seashore offers text alerts for rip currents to beachgoers
Now, Cape Hatteras National Seashore is providing text alerts for rip current forecasts to help swimmers remain safe and ...
Sea turtle covered in 1½ pounds of barnacles 'on the way to recovery'
A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her ...
Young sea turtle rescued at Cape Hatteras National Seashore
After she was found stranded at the seashore and was reported to the stranding hotline, the turtle was brought into the Sea ...
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Cracks in lighthouse walls will stall, increase restoration costs
Halfway into the $19.2 million project to restore Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, potentially dangerous cracks were discovered in ...
Sea turtle found with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles on shell is 'on the way to recovery'
A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her ...
Barnacle-covered sea turtle rescued and treated in NC
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — A young green sea turtle was recently discovered stranded along Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The ...