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    Half of the World’s Beaches Could Disappear by 2100, Study Finds

    Half of the World’s Beaches Could Disappear by 2100, Study Finds

    If nothing is done to lower greenhouse gas emissions, sea level rise could swallow nearly half of the world’s sandy beaches by 2100. That’s the conclusion of a study published by the European Union’s Joint Research Center in Nature Climate Change Monday, which marks the first worldwide assessment of the future of sandy shorelines, EU […]

    NOAA Offers $20,000 to Help Solve Brutal Florida Dolphin Murders

    NOAA Offers $20,000 to Help Solve Brutal Florida Dolphin Murders

    Government officials are offering an up to $20,000 reward for information that helps solve two brutal Florida dolphin murders. The first dolphin was discovered shot or stabbed late last week by biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission off of Naples, Florida, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries reported Tuesday. The second […]

    This Penguin Colony Has Fallen by 77% on Antarctic Islands

    This Penguin Colony Has Fallen by 77% on Antarctic Islands

    The climate crisis is taking a toll on Antarctica‘s chinstrap penguins. Scientists on a Greenpeace expedition to Antarctica found that the penguins’ numbers were falling, with one colony decreasing by 77 percent in nearly 50 years. This is especially surprising because, up until now, the chinstrap penguin has been considered a species of “least concern” […]

    US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama

    US Court Upholds Ruling on Vast Marine Monument Established by Obama

    By Jon Queally Defenders of ocean habitats celebrated Friday after a federal court upheld a lower court ruling defending the right of the U.S. executive branch to set aside marine areas as national monuments. Citing the authority found under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to establish marine national monuments, the U.S. Court of Appeals in […]