by faster | Aug 31, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: August 31, 2018 SNIP: Sea surface temperatures in the vast Gulf of Maine hit a near-record high of 68.93 degrees Fahrenheit on Aug. 8, part of what scientists called a month-long “marine heat wave” in the normally chilly waters that are...
by faster | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: The Sydney Morning Herald DATE: April 18, 2018 SNIP: Corals in the Great Barrier Reef have a lower tolerance to heat stress than expected, contributing to a permanent transformation of the mix of species in some of most pristine regions, a team of...
by faster | Apr 20, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: April 20, 2017 SNIP: U.S. government scientists have found a dramatic impact from the continuing decline of coral reefs: The seafloor around them is eroding and sinking, deepening coastal waters and exposing nearby communities to damaging...
by faster | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog
SOURCE: National Geographic DATE: November 8, 2016 SNIP: “The Bering Sea has been off-the-charts warm,” said Nate Mantua, an ecologist at NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center in Santa Cruz, California. “We’ve never seen anything like...