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    Algae Blooms: Everything You Need to Know

    Algae Blooms: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts What Are Harmful Algae Blooms? Algae are one species within the protist kingdom of living beings, which is mostly composed of single-celled, microscopic organisms that may share traits with animals, fungi and/or plants. The biological grouping also includes kelp and molds. There are two main groups of algae — seaweeds, or macroalgaes, […]

    California’s Winter Waves Getting Bigger Due to Climate Change, Study Finds

    California’s Winter Waves Getting Bigger Due to Climate Change, Study Finds

    California is known for its consistently sunny weather, progressive politics, movie making and the gigantic, rolling waves that crash against its iconic coastline. According to a new study, however, the climate crisis is making those waves even bigger. The study, conducted by Peter Bromirski — University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Scripps Institution of Oceanography […]

    ‘An Important Step Forward’: Deep-Sea Mining Not Approved During International Talks

    ‘An Important Step Forward’: Deep-Sea Mining Not Approved During International Talks

    Weeks of meetings and negotiations by the 168-member International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Jamaica regarding the deep-sea mining of minerals has ended without approval of or regulations for the controversial practice. ISA member countries Palau, Vanuatu, France, Costa Rica and Chile proposed that the next meeting of the Assembly in mid-2024 discuss the protection of […]

    Artificial Reefs Improve Productivity of Seagrass Meadows and Could Help Protect Against Climate Change, Study Finds

    Artificial Reefs Improve Productivity of Seagrass Meadows and Could Help Protect Against Climate Change, Study Finds

    Seagrass meadows are found all over the planet, from the Arctic circle to the tropics, and are vitally important as habitats for fish and for absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Seagrasses are becoming increasingly threatened by nutrient pollution and overfishing. Every half an hour a football field-sized area of seagrass is lost, reported the UK’s Natural […]

    Nearly 100 Pilot Whales Die After Beaching in Australia

    Nearly 100 Pilot Whales Die After Beaching in Australia

    Nearly 100 pilot whales became stranded on Cheynes Beach in Western Australia on Tuesday. Most of the pod, 52 whales, died overnight, and the rest have been euthanized, according to officials, as rescue efforts over two days have failed. The pilot whales were first seen swimming in the area on Tuesday morning, but they covered […]

    Florida Waters Reach Hot Tub Temperatures of 101.19 Degrees Fahrenheit

    Florida Waters Reach Hot Tub Temperatures of 101.19 Degrees Fahrenheit

    Earlier this week, south Florida saw sea surface temperatures equivalent to a normal hot tub. At Manatee Bay, inside Everglades National Park, a water temperature buoy about five feet underwater showed a temperature of 101.19 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday afternoon, with other buoys in the vicinity reaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit, reported AFP and Reuters. Manatee […]