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Condition of Oceans
Climate Change Impacts Gray Whale Sustainability Concern
Editor’s Commentary: Several years back I attended a local informational event about the gray whale presented by NOAA’s Dr. Wayne Perryman. Prior to this informational event, Sue Arnold, CEO of the California Gray Whale Coalition (CGWC), was in the same… Read More ›
Finland’s Saimaa Ringed Seal Population at 310
The world’s most endangered seal can only be found in Lake Saimaa, Finland. It is currently under imminent threat of extinction with only 310 of them left. “Hair nickel, mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium concentrations were measured from still-born ringed… Read More ›
Plastics “Suffocating the World”
Thanks to Australians for Animals for posting this infographic from http://www.learnstuff.com
Ocean Acidification Dissolving Marine Snail Shells
From Reuters, Published: November 26 The shells of some marine snails are dissolving as the seas around Antarctica become more acidic, threatening the food chain, according to a study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Oceans soak up about a quarter… Read More ›
The Risky Disentangling A California Grey Whale
“Looking into those eyes staring at you was kind of neat… Their eyes seem to be very thoughtful.”
Louisiana’s Dead Zones Linked to Iowa Farm Runoff
From the Des Moines Register Click this link for a video where environmental reporter Perry Beeman explores Iowa’s fertilizer runoff and Louisiana’s fisheries: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20121029/NEWS/310290013/Dead-zone-s-size-tied-tightly-to-water-levels?archive&nclick_check=1 The Gulf of Mexico dead zone changes by the year, even by the hour. Its… Read More ›
When the Methane Blows, What’s Next?
Alanna Mitchell covered this subject in her 2009 book, Seasick: “…methane hydrate molecules, when cold, are like geodesic domes, stable structures that remain in the ocean’s deeps…If the molecules are shaken up or warmed, the bonds break and bubbles of… Read More ›
Protecting the Coral Triangle
From The Nature Conservancy Between the southern tip of Asia and northern Australia, hundreds of miles of coral reef bind six island nations – Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. From sea turtles… Read More ›
Seismic Stress On Great Barrier Reef Whales
For more news about the Great Barrier Reef, read today’s report: Half of Great Barrier Reef Lost In Past 3 Decades by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian October 01, 2012 12:00AM WHEN shipping was stopped in Canada’s Bay… Read More ›
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