“… the latest pH level readings from the world’s oceans indicate that these ancient pH levels have recently dropped to an average of 8.1. As the ocean becomes more acidic, the life cycles of marine organisms, especially zooplankton primarily found in surface waters and at the lower end of the food chain, could be affected.”
…our knowledge of the ocean and how we are affecting it is lacking – we have explored less than 5% of the ocean, so the official number of species human activity has wiped out could be much higher.
by Matthew Zumbo One Green Planet There are several things in our environment that we have to keep reminding ourselves are not precious to everyone. Despite a direct correlation to the future of life on our planet, people somehow fail… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: While Neptune 911 is about the ocean’s cry for help, ocean activist, David Helvarg, found ten good news ocean stories in 2014, and posted them on Voices–Ocean Views. My Top Ten U.S. Ocean Stories of 2014 Posted by… Read More ›
Editor’s Note: A December 29, 2014 update to this story is added at this story’s end. The Arabian Sea humpback whale may be the most isolated humpback population on the planet, keeping its home in the same place for tens… Read More ›
The Environmental News Service reports: PORTOROZ, Slovenia, September 18, 2014 (ENS) – The International Whaling Commission voted Thursday against Japan’s plans to resume “scientific” whaling in the Antarctic next year, but Japan said it would go ahead regardless. … Read More ›
From JPL, California Institute of Technology Unusual summertime warming off California Coast (September, 2014) Visit Neptune 911 for Kids, for a “kids version” of this story. Date: Thursday, September 4, 2014 Recently an episode of intensified coastal warming off California… Read More ›
By Miguel Llanos The Daily Climate Editor’s Note: “Climate at Your Doorstep” is an effort by The Daily Climate to highlight stories about climate change impacts happening now. Find more stories like this here. PENN COVE, Wash. – Cookie tray… Read More ›
California’s blue whale population has recovered to near historic levels, according to a new Marine Mammal Science study. This is the only population of blue whales in the world known to have recovered from whaling, which almost drove the species… Read More ›
A measles-like virus that is blamed for killing hundreds of dolphins on the U.S. East Coast has spread into a Florida lagoon where hundreds of manatees, brown pelicans and dolphins already died mysteriously in recent years. The Indian River Lagoon,… Read More ›
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