Was just sent these great informative short videos about research being done to understand how climate change affects coastal communities. Coastal organisms live in areas…
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Here We Go Again With Dumping Iron Into the Ocean
The Planktos Incident continues. Just when I thought it had died. Russ George, former head of the defunct Planktos, has decided to, despite the scientific…
View More Here We Go Again With Dumping Iron Into the OceanThe Great Recession of the Deep Oceans
If energy is the currency of life then deep-sea organisms are in a long-term recession. Energy comes in three major forms important for life: solar…
View More The Great Recession of the Deep OceansWarmer Weather Means More Sharks
DSN’s very own para_sight is on the Weather Channel with Meteorologist Julie Martin discussing several sightings of great white sharks off the coast of the…
View More Warmer Weather Means More SharksCan You Guess the Average Grade for the U.S. on Our Oceans?
Last week the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative (JOCI) released its 2012 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (PDF). JOCI is a bipartisan, collaborative group “to encourage…
View More Can You Guess the Average Grade for the U.S. on Our Oceans?Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality
Journal of the Global Draining Society Letters, B (2012) 2(1):12-15 doi:10340824.xadflk Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of Homosexuality Dr. M* *National Institute of…
View More Sea Level Rise Is Tied to Prevalence of HomosexualityWhat is Peru’s dolphin and pelican die-off telling us?
As many as 900 dolphins and over 4,000 pelicans have washed up dead on the beaches of northern Peru in the last couple of months,…
View More What is Peru’s dolphin and pelican die-off telling us?Turf wars
I was lucky enough to attend an all-day workshop today, just down the road at Georgia Tech, where Prof. Mark Hay organised the Teasley Symposium…
View More Turf warsJames Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate Change
Hat tip to Climate Adaption, a wonderful source fo climate change related news and thoughts on Tumblr.
View More James Hansen: Why I Must Speak Out About Climate ChangeFor sale?: one reef, well-loved
I think it’s fair to say that when most folks think about conservation, or biology in general, money is not the first thing that pops…
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