Reports from state health departments in New England show that the annual number of reported human cases of vibriosis from eating oysters have increased in recent years. Researchers wanted to know why this is happening.
Vancouver -
A study of the lower mainland in British Columbia done by the Fraser Basin Council is the first of its kind to describe the damage estimates of a major flood event on the Fraser River or coastal flooding, putting the projected cost at $30 billion.
Livermore -
The world's oceans have sucked up as much heat from global warming over the last 20 years as was soaked up during the previous 130 years, according to a study by U.S. scientists.
Researchers are reporting that the unusually large number of methane gas plumes detected off the Washington and Oregon coasts may be due to the warming Pacific Ocean.
Portland -
Lobster populations off the southern New England coast have plummeted to record lows, while lobsters have increased in numbers in the colder waters off the coast of Maine and other northern reaches.
Along the Central and Northern California coastline, observers are seeing an explosion of bright pink, inch-long sea slugs in the tide pools. Scientists are saying the "population boom" of these sea slugs this far north was predicted in 2011.
A recent study claims human-induced warming of the oceans could shift Earth's axis up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet). This shift could happen by the end of the century.
Bleaching events are increasing in areas such as the Indo-Pacific Ocean and this is because the water temperature is rising. the increase in bleaching events is causing soft corals to die.
