Category: Environment

NASA Made an Incredible 10-Year Time Lapse of the Sun’s Fiery Rotation

7/2/2020 - By Dustin Nelson. Everyone — at least, pretty much everyone — knows you shouldn't stare at the sun. It's dangerous. That's unfortunate, in a sense, because there's a lot to see, and the sun not only sustains life on Earth, but it's beautiful. This month marks a full decade of NASA's Solar… SEE MORE

#OceanIQ

6/30/2020 - Ocean Month happens every June, and is a great time for everyone to learn more about our Ocean and the important role it plays in sustaining life on this planet! SEE MORE

#OceanMonth

Dolphins Have an Eating Trick. How They Learn It Is More Surprising.

Environment

6/26/2020 - By Katherine J. Wu. When hunger strikes, dolphins don’t mess around. In Shark Bay, Western Australia, these swimming mammals have devised devious tactics to snare slippery prey. In one trick, dolphins chase fish into empty seashells, then chauffeur the shells to the ocean surface, where they use their beaks to… SEE MORE

Massive Sahara Desert Dust Plume Drifting Toward the United States

6/24/2020 - By Jeff Berardelli. A massive plume of dust from the Sahara desert in northern Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now cloaking the Caribbean and closing in on the southeastern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence,… SEE MORE

Guide to Central California Beach Fishing

6/19/2020 - Getting Started A few simple practices and gear choices can greatly enhance your enjoyment of Central California's year-round surfperch fishing. Anglers also enjoy seasonal opportunities for striped bass, California halibut, jacksmelt and surf smelt, among others. When to Go Fishing You are more likely to catch fish: In the early… SEE MORE

Petersburg / Wrangell Area Sport Fishing Report.

Kenai River Subsistence Rod-and-Reel King Salmon Fishing Halted

6/19/2020 - Subsistence rod-and-reel fishing in Alaska’s Kenai River will be closed due to low numbers from the early king salmon run, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. The rod-and-reel prohibition was scheduled to begin Monday and last through July 15 from the river's outlet of Skilak Lake, The Peninsula Clarion reported Saturday.… SEE MORE

https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/mallows-potomac/involved/council.html

NOAA Seeks Candidates for Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Council

6/19/2020 - NOAA is seeking applicants to fill the 15 seats of the new Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. The Sanctuary Advisory Council will provide advice to NOAA that supports the management plan. Members will serve as liaisons to a broad coalition of community organizations to facilitate communication and… SEE MORE

The Iciest Waters Around Antarctica Are Less Icy

6/19/2020 - By Henry Fountain. The sea ice that surrounds Antarctica, like that in the Arctic, is seasonal: it increases in extent during the winter and largely melts in the summer. The exception has been the Weddell Sea, east of the Antarctic Peninsula, which retains much of its ice from year to… SEE MORE

Senate to Vote on Great American Outdoors Act in June

6/12/2020 - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced that the Senate will take up the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) when it resumes work in June. This landmark legislation would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund, as well as address the $20 billion maintenance backlog on America’s public lands… SEE MORE

The Great Outdoors Act

https://coralreef.noaa.gov/aboutcrcp/news/featuredstories/feb15/coraletiquette.html

Coral Etiquette 101

6/9/2020 - Make sure you enjoy coral areas responsibly by taking a few simple actions during your time in the water and on land. Corals and other marine habitats are a must-see if you live in or are visiting one of the many places in the U.S. that are home to these… SEE MORE