Melting Arctic Sea Ice Drives Walruses Onto Land Date: 18-Aug-11 Country: USA Author: Deborah Zabarenko Fast-melting Arctic sea ice appears to be pushing walruses to haul themselves out onto land, and many are moving around the area where oil leases… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: The oceans seem so big that they appear immune to change. But the fact that the oceans comprise 71% of Planet Earth, perhaps it is time for educating ourselves about the oceans and how they regulate our weather,… Read More ›
What’s getting to be a familiar story, the warming ocean waters continue “unraveling” sea life. In a recent “Science News” story, Adelie and chinstrap penguins are another species undergoing a forced weight-loss program—less available krill for meals in the West… Read More ›
Visit “Students Take a Vacation Saving Coral” on Neptune 911 for Kids From NPR February 23, 2011 A major new survey of the world’s coral reefs finds that they are in trouble. Big trouble. Overfishing and local pollution continue to… Read More ›
If he skips entanglement, then our garbage still threatens him. Last year, a necropsy on a near-adult gray (so it wasn’t Skippy) discovered 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, sweat pants, plastic pieces, duct tape, and a golf ball in its stomach.
Our seas seem endless and invulnerable to intrusion. And the ocean wins when we go against its tide. But like a strong woman with endless energy and strength, abuse takes its toll and the once-strong woman becomes a victim that can no longer fight and survive on her own.
Neptune 911! 