One major benefit of ridding California of our Coastal Commission: water security
Efforts to defang the California Coastal Commission could have a significant impact on Southern California’s quest for water ...
My team discovered ‘dark oxygen’ on the seafloor – now we’re trying to understand how it was made
The discovery of dark oxygen has shifted our understanding of the deep sea and potentially life on Earth. But we still don’t ...
Southern California rescue centers need help, are swamped with animals poisoned by toxic algae
Dolphins, sea lions and seabirds are being found sick along beaches throughout Southern California, poisoned by an ...
First earthquakes detected in Pacific Ocean using ultra-stable optical interferometry on undersea cables
NPL and MSL in New Zealand successfully detected a multitude of earthquakes in the Pacific Ocean using a pioneering detection ...
Southern elephant seals are adaptable—but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...
Trump Administration Planning Military Buffer Zone Along Mexico Border To Hold Migrants, Report Says
The Trump administration is considering plans to have the U.S. military control a buffer zone along the southern border and ...
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Wastewater treatment plant operators argue they’re not responsible for border sewage pollution crisis
Residents of the border city of Imperial Beach claim Veolia failed to stop dumping sewage into the Pacific Ocean and local ...
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Rep from American Samoa calls for opening protected Pacific waters to tuna fishing
U.S. Congresswoman Amata Radewagen, who represents American Samoa, has urged the Trump administration to reopen most of an ...
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WaveFax, March 19th: Pacific (North and South), Southern Ocean Hotspots
We’ve gone back to our roots to bring you the latest on what’s going down in the Pacific in the weeks to come. Take a ...
The current La Niña event is already on its way out
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - La Niña conditions have been present in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean since ...
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Early outlook for next winter: See the odds of El Niño, La Niña
While currently in a La Niña pattern, we’re expected to return to ENSO Neutral (neither La Niña or El Niño) within the next ...
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Seal ‘oceanographers’ reveal fish abundance in Pacific Ocean’s twilight zone
Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...