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• We’re in Hot Water with Warming Oceans

  By Charmaine Coimbra on January 14, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  More than 90% of the heat trapped by carbon emissions is absorbed by the oceans, making their warmth an undeniable signal of the accelerating crisis. The researchers found the five hottest years in the oceans had occurred since 2015, and that the rate of heating since 1986 was eight times higher than that from 1960-85.

• 90% of Sunflower Sea Stars Gone

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  New research shows that more than 90 per cent of sunflower sea stars off the West Coast have died over the past decade, and the species is close to extinction.  The study, led by Oregon State University, the Nature Conservancy and over 60… Read More ›

• The Gulf Stream and Climate Explained

  By Charmaine Coimbra on December 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

• Plastics in the Sea Continue Impacting Sea Life

  By Charmaine Coimbra on November 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Oceana report found that in the reported cases, 90 percent of the animals had swallowed plastic, and the rest were entangled in it. Necropsies often showed that the animals had died from blockages or lacerations. Other times, ingesting plastic may have simply weakened the animal or played no role in its death. Over all, in 82 percent of the cases, the animals died..

• Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Seismic Surveys Back on Track

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The Bureau of Land Management on Friday released a proposal to begin a seismic survey in December that would look for underground signs of oil reserves over more than half a million acres on the east side of the refuge’s coastal plain. The Bureau said it would accept public comments on the plan, which was proposed by an Alaska Native village corporation, for 14 days before deciding whether to issue a permit.

• The “Sea Monster” That Won’t Go Away–NEP20b, AKA The Blob of Warm Ocean Water

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The phenomenon of a patch of abnormally warm water off the west coast of North America gained notoriety in 2014, when the first such “Blob” was spotted and given that name, after the horror movie creature that devoured everything in its path. That first Blob lasted years, from 2013 to 2016. It has been blamed for slicing some forage fish populations in half; starving seabirds; triggering a collapse in cod; shifting tuna as far north as Alaska; pushing whales into the path of crab fishing lines and ships; and allowing exotics, including glowing tropical sea pickles, to arrive in northern waters.

• Environmental Crisis on Russian Pacific Coast

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Scientists from a local nature reserve who examined the waters of the bay said 95% of sea life to the depth of 10 to 15 meters was dead.

• How Wildfire Smoke May Harm Whales & Dolphins

  By Charmaine Coimbra on October 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Wildfire smoke is made up of a range of gases, including carbon monoxide; nitrogen dioxide; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs; and hazardous particulate matter, which has been shown to increase risks of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses in humans.

• Warming Oceans Changing Benthic Species Movements

  By Charmaine Coimbra on September 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  “…many sedentary marine species — including snails, worms, and mussels — are actually being transported in the wrong direction”.

• Marine Heatwaves to Grow in Intensity

  By Charmaine Coimbra on September 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  “We know marine heatwaves are on the rise globally, but policymakers, fisheries experts, aquaculture industries and ecologists need to know how this will play out at regional levels, especially in terms of where they will occur and how much hotter they will be,” said lead author from the ARC Center of Excellence for Climate Extremes Dr. Hakase Hayashida.

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