Since ancient times, knowing the depth of coastal waters has been key to safe and successful navigation and to exploit the sea's resources. Today, bathymetry—the measurement of sea depth—is even more ...

If you live in Atlantic Canada and are feeling anxious about the upcoming peak of hurricane season, no one will blame you. After Dorian rocked Nova Scotia in 2019 and Fiona devastated multiple ...

MOBILE, Ala. – Teamwork in the form of agencies cooperating to engage in complex tasks is how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District is successful. Looking at the history of the Joint ...

No audio available for this content. As the skipper of Galileo 4, a 50-foot sailboat on the Columbia River, I instruct my crew to alert me if the water under the keel drops below 10 feet and take ...

Storm surge is one of the primary threats when hurricanes make landfall, and there are a lot of factors involved in how high the surge can get. Some of those factors include wind speed, minimum ...

No audio available for this content. For centuries before sonar, lidar and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), sailors would measure depths by throwing a line overboard with a lead weight at the end — ...

Expert explains how the depths and shapes of underwater terrain could have exacerbated the impacts of Fiona on southwestern Newfoundland and Labrador in 2022 If you live in Atlantic Canada and are ...