Endangered Species Bill Passes in the House of Representatives On September 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3824, the “Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005“, by a vote of 226 to 193. Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, Rep. George Miller and six other House members proposed a substitute amendment that was […]
Shark Finning Ban Adopted in the Northwest Atlantic The latest in a series of international agreements to ban shark finning – the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins and discarding the carcass – has been adopted by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO). This proposal was introduced by the United States and the European […]
NEW INDEX PROVIDES BENCHMARK FOR ATMOSPHERIC GREENHOUSE GASES Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., have developed an index that provides a simple means of tracking the annual increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Annual Greenhouse Gas Index is based on an analysis of […]
Senate Passes Commerce, Justice Appropriations Bill Including $4.48 Billion for NOAA: On September 15th , by a margin of 91-4, the Senate passed the FY 2006 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations (CJS) bill (HR 2862), which includes funding for NOAA. NOAA was highly-touted during the debate, and received positive recognition from Appropriations Chairman Thad Cochran […]
Council Soliciting Input on Ecosystem Management The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council was tasked by Congress, together with the New England Council, South Atlantic Council, and the Gulf Council, to incorporate ecosystem considerations into fisheries management processes. The Mid-Atlantic Council has scheduled a series of scoping meetings to facilitate discussions with interested parties. The meetings will […]
CoastWX.Org We are PLEASED to ANNOUNCE CoastWX.Org will be joining us here at FryingPanTower.Com. Please Welcome Robert Gilliam!! Rob ROCKS in the Weather World!! In the coming weeks you will notice some major changes to the site as we bring over Goodies from CoastWX and incorporate them into this site. You guys be sure to make […]
OPHELIA NEARLY STATIONARY WITH NORTHERLY TRACK TO RESUME TODAY..NEW INFORMATION.HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SO. SANTEE RIVER IN SO. CAROLINA TO SURF CITY IN NO. CAROLINA.INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN RAISED FOR BLADEN & COLUMBUS COUNTIES OF SE NO. CAROLINA.& WILLIAMSBURG.MARION & FLORENCE OF NE SO. CAROLINA.AT 5 AM EDT.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL […]
OUTER RAINBANDS REACHING THE COAST AS OPHELIA CONTINUES SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD.NEW INFORMATION.AT 8 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH.LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST.OR ABOUT 160 MILES SO. SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NO. CAROLINA OR ABOUT 145 MILES SE OF MYRTLE BEACH. THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 988 MB OR 29.18 […]
Hurricane Preparation By Captain Dave at FryingPanTower.Com #1. Your life is NOT worth any of the stuff you own. IF you are alive you can buy more stuff. Now does this mean run a thousand miles inland for a Cat 1 storm. No, I would not, but when the storm comes YOU need to be […]
OPHELIA NEARLY STATIONARY BUT ITS OUTER RAINBANDS ARE APPROACHING THE COAST.NEW INFORMATION.AT 8 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OPHELIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH.LONGITUDE 76.8 WEST.OR ABOUT 205 MILES SO. SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NO. CAROLINA. THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.09 INCHES. OPHELIA IS NEARLY STATIONARY & A VERY […]
