by faster | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: University of Zurich DATE: April 1, 2019 SNIP: An unprecedented marine heatwave had long-lasting negative impacts on both survival and birth rates on the iconic dolphin population in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers at UZH have now documented that...
by faster | Mar 4, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: March 4, 2019 SNIP: The number of heatwaves affecting the planet’s oceans has increased sharply, scientists have revealed, killing swathes of sea-life like “wildfires that take out huge areas of forest”. Global warming is gradually...
by faster | Feb 8, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Popular Science DATE: February 8, 2019 SNIP: The Tulalip Indian Reservation sits on the east side of the Puget Sound, about 40 miles north of Seattle, Washington, where the change in seasons is marked by the arrival and departure of salmon. At the heart of the...
by faster | Jan 30, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Seattle Times DATE: January 30, 2019 SNIP: Once a common delight of every beachcomber, sunflower starfish — the large, multi-armed starfish sometimes seen underwater at the near shore — are imperiled by disease and ocean warming along the West Coast. The...
by faster | Jan 16, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: January 16, 2019 SNIP: Last year was the hottest ever measured, continuing an upward trend that is a direct result of manmade greenhouse gas emissions. The key to the measurements is the oceans. Oceans absorb more than 90% of the heat that...
