Katherine Hafner
Environment Reporter at WHRO-TV (Norfolk, VA)
Environment reporter @WHRO & @NPR's climate collaborative • @UCLA & @VirginianPilot alum • she/her • Reach me at [email protected]
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4 days ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
A host of federal agencies in recent months notified local governments, businesses and nonprofits that they will no longer be able to access certain previously approved grants for environmental work. The grants were slated to fund projects ranging from flood infrastructure to student field trips. In total, Hampton Roads is set to lose at least $47 million in federal funding, not including statewide grants, loans or clean energy tax credits that are currently on the chopping block in Congress.
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wvtf.org | Katherine Hafner
Hurricane season along the Atlantic Seaboard officially starts June 1. The six-month period that runs through the end of November is when major storms are most likely to form in the ocean, threatening communities when they approach the coast. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an “above average” hurricane season with up to 19 named tropical storms and up to five becoming major hurricanes.
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1 week ago |
whro.org | Katherine Hafner
Hurricane season along the Atlantic Seaboard officially starts June 1. The six-month period that runs through the end of November is when major storms are most likely to form in the ocean, threatening communities when they approach the coast. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an “above average” hurricane season with up to 19 named tropical storms and up to five becoming major hurricanes.
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newsontheneck.com | Katherine Hafner
A harmful algal bloom, or "red tide," in the York River in 2021. Warming in the Chesapeake Bay can spur more of these algae blooms. (Photo by Wolf Vogelbein /Virginia Institute of Marine Science)By Katherine Hafner/WHROThe temperature of water in the Chesapeake Bay naturally fluctuates each year, tied to weather patterns and ecosystem changes across the bay’s massive, 64,000-square-mile watershed.
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cbs19news.com | Katherine Hafner
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