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fromMail Online
1 month ago

Scientists discover hundreds of giant VIRUSES lurking in the ocean

Giant viruses, measuring over 1,000 nanometres, emerged recently in scientific study, threatening aquatic ecosystems and potentially influencing extensive marine and terrestrial life.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dead elephants and feral sea lions: how poisonous algal blooms harm the planet

The deaths of elephants in 2020 were linked to toxic water from an algal bloom, revealing broader environmental concerns.
fromKqed
2 months ago

California Pelicans Experience Third Starvation Event In Four Years | KQED

The blooms, predicted to become more severe with climate change, have lasted longer this year.
SF parents
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fromKqed
2 months ago

California's Pelicans Are Once Again Starving. This Year, It's the Babies | KQED

Young pelican starvation may be linked to parental abandonment due to harmful algal blooms.
fromTruthout
2 months ago

Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting Great Lakes Water Supply Millions Depend On

JD Vance, now Vice President, shifts from advocating for Great Lakes restoration to facing restrictions under the Trump administration, alarming scientists and advocates alike.
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fromTheartnewspaper
3 months ago

Can graphic imagination wake audiences up to the climate emergency? This multimedia artist believes so

Science should engage the public by producing beauty alongside knowledge, especially through art that communicates the urgency of climate change.
fromThe Washington Post
3 months ago

See how rescue workers are trying to save California's poisoned sea lions

"It's really hard. It's emotionally taxing," said Dave Bader, a marine biologist at the Marine Mammal Care Center, a wildlife hospital in Los Angeles that has responded to more than 190 animals in distress between Feb. 20 and March 28.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Sea lions sickened as toxic algae threatens California's marine mammals

Marine mammals in California are facing increased threats from a neurological toxin due to rising algal blooms.
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